Executive Director of the Birmingham Business Resource Center (BBRC) and Chief Executive Officer of Foundation Capital. Founded the BBRC in 1996, the only program in Birmingham that combined loan programs with capacity building and advocacy. The programs the BBRC manages have produced nearly $900 million in loans to businesses since 1996.
Graduated from Tuskegee Institute in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Founded Building Alabama Reinvestment (BAR), a statewide coalition focused on banks’ efforts under the Community Reinvestment Act. He serves as Chairman of the Board of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), and he also serves the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham Business Alliance, Lawson State Community College Foundation and the Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama’s Boards of Directors.
