John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion and economic empowerment. Mr. Bryant is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc. the largest nonprofit, best-in-class provider of financial literacy services in the United States for youth and adults. He is also the Chairman and CEO of Bryant Group Ventures, and Founder and Principal of The Promise Homes Company, which is the largest minority-controlled owner of single-family rental homes in the U.S. John Hope Bryant has served as an advisor to the last three sitting U.S. presidents from both political parties. He is responsible for financial literacy becoming the policy of the U.S. federal government. John Hope Bryant is named as Atlanta Business Chronicle’s "The Power 100 Most Influential Atlantans" 2020, and Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Most Admired CEOs” in 2018, American Banker magazine's 2016 “Innovator of the Year”, and one of Time magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future." Mr. Bryant also received an honorable mention in Inc. magazine’s “The World’s 10 Top CEOs”, an article that spotlights global servant leaders as the visionaries behind some of the most successful organizations.

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