As the nation’s leading provider of services to returning citizens, the Prison Entrepreneurship Program pioneers innovative programs that connect the nation’s top business executives, entrepreneurs, and MBA students with convicted felons thirsty for change.   We are catalyst for change by focusing on character development, community building and a forward visioning mindset.We are servant leaders on a mission to transform inmates and executives by unlocking human potential through entrepreneurial passion, education and mentoring.  Our entrepreneurship boot camp and re-entry programs are proven solutions for reducing recidivism, maximizing self-sufficiency and transforming broken lives and communities. Our groundbreaking results include a return-to-prison rate of less than 5% (versus a national average that exceeds 50%), an employment rate of 100% within 90 days (on average 25 days) and over 100 businesses launched.

Baker Street Capital is a privately held investment company that focuses on commercial real estate investments and asset management.

AVC Global is building an agricultural mobile application platform that will be a catalyst to transform currently fragmented markets into tighter agricultural value chains by uniting rural smallholder family farmers in India with multinational buyers; and agronomy, business training, financial and input service providers. This will increase market access by creating value for all stakeholders to meet the growing demand for food and create pathways out of poverty for the farmers.

Responsible for major fund-raising from corporations, foundations, and government donors. Represented Opportunity for industry groups and events. Coordinated teams across organizational, geographic, and functional boundaries.• Raised over $3,500,000, brought in three new donors, and supported raising of follow-on funds from existing donors, totaling over $2,000,000 for smallholder access to finance and markets in Mozambique, Malawi, DRC and Uganda.• Partnered with World Bank, USAID, DFID, CIDA and Gates, MasterCard, CAT, and John Deere foundations.• Led development of new agriculture strategy, designed program for funding, and built alliances to execute program.• Identified new funding sources, managed donor relationships to obtain approval, and led proposal development, program management, and donor reporting activities.• Built new, shared-value relationships with private sector.

Formed strategic partnerships with value-added reseller, microfinance networks, and associations.• Formed strategic relationships that led to new key account acquisition, and raised brand awareness to build pipeline.• Contributed field experience to marketing efforts and product development strategy.• Succeeded as industry events representative.• Serving as Executive Advisor to leadership team since 2014.

Managed branch network, and drove strategy and business growth and operational expansion. Built, developed, and led the commercial team.• Grew loan clients from 6,759 to 18,241, and grew loan portfolio from $2,100,000 to >$6,500,000.• Increased deposits from $1,300,000 to $3,300,000, and savings clients grew from 15,109 to 51,170.• Client retention rate grew from 56.3% to 97.4%, and number of client service points grew from 9 to 44.• Built market share from 5% to 15%.• Implemented donor funding of $5,600,000, raised another $6,100,000 and debt financing of $3,500,000.• Led design, development, and implementation of financial literacy training program reaching over 6,000 people and a smallholder agriculture finance program that made loans benefitting over 20,000 smallholders.• Developed and launched new funeral insurance, agriculture and consumer loan products.

Developed relationships that led to supply and distribution of technology-enabled services, creating new revenues.• Led strategy for channel development and service offering value proposition.• Facilitated delivery of services through operational and account management.

• Started new banking operations with three other expatriates, and grew bank to top-three market position.• Led the development of an 18-person commercial banking team serving large domestic and multi-national corporations, financial institutions and regional corporate clients throughout Vietnam.• Grew loan portfolio to >$250,000,000 in emerging growth economy through value-added financial solutions

• Started asset securitization practice area that led to significant increase in new, fee-based revenue streams totaling >$ 3,000,000 per year.• Built portfolio of syndicated securitization facilities >$3,000,000,000. Emphasis on consumer credit card, trade receivable and auto loan debt markets.• Created $1,000,000,000 off balance sheet funding vehicle for the origination of securitization facilities.

Provided business development and analytical support for team of 30, focused on the midwest commercial banking market.

One of 18 employees selected for the international credit training program.

One of 9 new recruits selected for the rotational management training program.