Positioned at the intersection of college sports, racial equity, and workforce development, and named in honor of the first two Black men to integrate Texas college football in 1956 at the University of North Texas (UNT), HKS Athletes is inspired by veterans’ transition programs to maximize post-college success for the 98% of college athletes who do not “go pro” and who struggle in their lives and careers post-sportSelect Experience:• Sourced, built, and managed partnership with Div. I athletic department at UNT to test and iterate novel intervention model as sole employee• Recruited and served 30+ college athletes in the past 18 months through career development, post-graduate career matching, and 1:1 support• Facilitated two post-graduate professional development Bootcamps utilizing proprietary HKS curriculum and UNT employees as mentors• Partnered with and stewarded 22 successful DFW-area employer relationships across sales, operations, sports, and other industries• Aligned incentives for college coaches, athletic departments, employers, and athletes through first-of-its-kind Athlete Transition Program• Onboarded all employers, collaborated to structure post-grad internships, and met monthly to gather feedback and provide ongoing support• Met 1:1 weekly with each participating athlete throughout duration of 8-10-week post-grad internships to aid in growth and transition successOutcomes & Honors:• Enabled 1,000+ hours of career development and 6,000+ hours of on-job training, resulting in 75-80% of athletes receiving full-time job offers• Targeted recruitment to ensure 95+% of athlete participants self-identify as people of color, women, and/or first-generation college students, who represented the UNT football, basketball, track & field, swim & dive, and softball teams prior to exhaustion of athletic eligibility• Featured in UNT marketing and social media, at end of year UNT banquet, for on-field football promotions, and to prospective UNT recruits

Using lean startup methodology, built, launched, and iterated two years of nine-month pre-college programming for future college athletes, parents, and coaches representing 80+ zip codes across DFW; hosted 65 workshops, and held four community events empowering 300+ high school teens; created and distributed two extensive college resource guides; and tested first-ever college comparison tool for college athletesBuilt and hosted virtual programming series due to COVID, which reached 500+ high school athletes and coaches in Texas and New Mexico, including live virtual events with Dallas Mavericks legends Dirk Nowitzki and Jalen Brunson, the Big XII commissioner, and others|| Fellows of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation & United Way Social Innovation Accelerator ||Select Experience:• Drove Company and programmatic vision, strategy, and messaging, galvanizing network of 120+ donors, partners, advisors, and volunteers• Oversaw fundraising and partnership research, strategy, and execution, resulting in $1.5+ million in donations of capital, goods, and services• Incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs via the Venture Incubation Program, Rock Accelerator, and President’s Innovation Challenge• Created 10-year college athlete density analysis for all US metropolitan areas, which informed our move to Dallas for Spring 2018 launchOutcomes & Honors:• 95+% of all athlete participants demonstrated improvement in social-emotional learning, career exposure, and community engagement

Borrowing from DRK's venture capital legacy, the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is a global venture philanthropy firm that finds, funds and supports early stage, innovative, high-impact social enterprises that are tackling some of the world’s most challenging problems. DRK selects 15-20 nonprofits worldwide each year at an ~1% acceptance rate.

*2020 Audience Choice Award Winner for DFW Social Innovator of the Year*The United Way Social Innovation Accelerator brings critical resources — funding, mentorship, and community connections — to entrepreneurs who tackle the challenges facing North Texas by accelerating the growth and stability of their innovative ventures.

• Evaluated all daily business decisions as deputy to CEO, including strategy, planning, buying, operations, budgeting, and financing• Prepared management presentation materials and Company’s first-ever operating model while leading multi-million dollar Series A equity raise • Sourced and analyzed multi-million dollar production and A/R-backed financing from factor and lead investor

• Managed product development life cycle, from concept generation to production, commercialization, pricing, and point-of-sales transaction• Identified consumer demands through trend research and sales analysis to inform product design, merchant assortment, and scale of collections• Bought five seasonal collections, both retail and wholesale, and promoted to oversee both Men’s Ties & Pocket Squares and Sportcoats

• Performed financial analyses and due diligence to execute new investment and add-on acquisitions across a variety of industries• Led sell-side processes in collaboration with management, investment bankers, accountants, lawyers, and consultants• Supported portfolio companies through annual tactical and strategic planning, quarterly Board meetings, and monthly financial monitoring

• Collaborated with and engaged senior management teams on the topics of financial and strategic alternatives, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, debt & equity financing, share repurchase, and other transactions• Evaluated companies and transactions through financial modeling, including discounted cash flow (DCF), leveraged buyout (LBO), accretion / dilution, sum-of-the-parts, initial public offering (IPO), and comparable company & precedent transaction analyses• Created pitch and client materials, developed marketing documents, and managed due diligence across two-to-10-member deal teams

• Executed bespoke private placements and warrant restructuring through alternative public equity and equity-linked financing• Created pitch and client materials, developed marketing documents, and managed process across four-to-10-member deal teams

• Analyzed quarter-end data, composed Emerging Markets reports, and completed ad-hoc projects for team managing $30 billion• Developed and implemented security classification and country selection process, which was adopted as customary procedure by EM group

• Created client presentation materials, developed and managed a comprehensive database of 125 clients and 75 portfolio managers, and performed clerical work for fund-of-funds managing $2.5 billion• Accepted Summer 2008 internship at New York headquarters in investment banking division; all offers rescinded by J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. following bankruptcy and subsequent acquisition of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.