John Hope Bryant
Founder, Chairman & CEO
John Hope Bryant—recognized by Forbes as one of the 250 Greatest Self-Made Americans on the occasion of our nation’s 250th anniversary—is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, the nation’s largest nonprofit dedicated to financial literacy and inclusive economics, and the founder and CEO of Bryant Group Ventures. A seven-time bestselling author whose newest book, Capitalism for All, debuted as a national bestseller, Bryant has helped direct more than $5 billion in economic activity into underserved communities. Referred to as the “Conscience of Capitalism” by Fortune 500 CEOs, he is a former presidential advisory appointee under Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama, and the only private American citizen to inspire the renaming of a building on the White House campus—the Freedman’s Bank Building.
Bryant has dedicated his career to transforming economic systems for underserved communities and ensuring inclusive growth in the AI-driven future. Bryant is a CNBC Contributor, host of the iHeart Radio podcast “Money & Wealth with John Hope Bryant”, and a member of both the CNBC Global Financial Wellness Council and the CNBC CEO Council.
Born February 6, 1966, in Los Angeles, California, Bryant now resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Chaitra Dalton Bryant. His life’s mission? To help America live up to its promise—one financially and technologically empowered person at a time.