Board of Advisors

Board of Advisors

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Stayce Harris

Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.)

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Bill Clark

Chief People Officer, National Vision

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C. Courtney Knight

Treasurer, City of Atlanta    

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Dr. Mary Sias

Former HBCU President (Kentucky State University)

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James Johnson, Jr., Ph.D.

William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Chapel Hill

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Dr. Melvin Johnson

Former HBCU President (Tennessee State University)

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Narasimhulu Neelagaru M.D.

Cardiologist, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

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Sharon Orlopp

SVP of HR, Walmart (Ret.)

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Larry Patrick

Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Jean Philippe Prosper

Former IFC VP Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (IFC is a member of the World Bank Group)

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Cedric Penix

Managing Director, EMA Group

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Larry Quinlan

Former Global Chief Technology Officer, Deloitte

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Jim Winestock

SVP of US Operations, UPS(Ret.)

About Company

The HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation initiative is established to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority institutions to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum that would be particularly relevant in preparing African American and other minority young men and women to: 1. Develop entrepreneurial mindset to become more effective and successful in the corporate world and 2. Become successful entrepreneurs by avoiding and without making costly mistakes.

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