John Hope Bryant
John Hope Bryant (born February 6, 1966) is an American financial literacy[1] and poverty eradication activist, and "silver rights" entrepreneur. Bryant is the founder, chairman and CEO of nonprofit Operation HOPE,[2] member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability,[3][4] and co-founder of Global Dignity.[5] He is a member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders for the World Economic Forum,[6] and a place on the Forum’s Global Agenda Council[7] He served as the vice chair on the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy[8] and as the chairman of the Committee on the Underserved.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Bryant was born on February 6, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, and raised primarily in Compton, and in the South Central area of Los Angeles, by parents Juanita Smith and Johnnie Will Smith. Bryant graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1984. Later in life, on May 8, 2004 he received an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Human Letters from Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas, for his work around education and poverty eradication.
[edit] Career
On May 5, 1992, Bryant founded Operation HOPE, Inc.[9] immediately following the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, California.
In 2004 he accepted a nomination from the World Economic Forum to serve as one of the 237 Young Global Leaders who work to model a better world by 2030.[10]
Bryant became the first African-American in history to be knighted by German nobility and the royal House of Lippe in 1998.[11]
On January 22, 2008, Bryant was appointed vice-chairman of the President’s Council on Financial Literacy by U.S. President George W. Bush.
[edit] Honors and awards
- On December 5, 1994, Bryant was selected by TIME Magazine as “One of America’s 50 Most Promising Leaders of the Future,” as part of their 50 for the Future cover story.
- On March 6, 2005, Bryant received the Crystal Heart Award from the USC School of Social Work for his work in community service.
[edit] Honorable mentions
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton described Mr. Bryant in his recent bestselling book GIVING [12] saying, “John Bryant is a 41 year-old whirlwind of ideas and action. Lean, intense, focused, and completely positive in his belief in the potential of poor people to prosper, with ‘a hand up and not a hand out.’”
[edit] Appointments
- On January 29, 2010, Bryant was selected to become a part of President Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.
- In September 2008, Bryant was selected to be a member of the Global Agenda Council for the World Economic Forum,[13] Geneva, Switzerland.
- On June 13, 2004, Bryant became a Presidential appointee when U.S. President George W. Bush appointed him to a 4-year term on the non-partisan U.S. Community Development Advisory Board [14] for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, or (CDFI Fund), at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
- Bryant became the first African-American in history to be knighted by German nobility and the royal House of Lippe in 1998.[11]
- Bryant is the namesake of the "John Bryant Scholarship in Urban Social Development", a permanent scholarship fund at the USC School of Social Work.
[edit] Bibliography
- Love Leadership:The New Way To Lead In A Fear-Based World Bryant, John Hope Jossey-Bass, 2009, ISBN 0-470-42878-3, ISBN 978-0-470-42878-8
- Actions Speak Loudest: Keeping Our Promise For A Better World [15] McKinnon, Robert, Williams, Juan The Lyon Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59921-486-3, ISBN 1-59921-486-5
- Banking on our Future: a Program for Teaching You and your Kids about Money[16] by Bryant, Beacon Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-8070-4717-0
- Silver Rights Movement Book Series[17]
- Dignity in the Middle East [18]
- Fixing the Jericho Road: The Silver Rights Movement and the Good Samaritan [19]
- Silver Rights Movement in Africa [20]
- The Wealthless Power [21]
- The Ownership Society [22]
- Racism and the Silver Rights Movement [23]
- Banking on Our Future: The Promise for America’s Unbanked [24]
- The Silver Rights Movement [25]
- Leave No Community Behind [26]
[edit] References
- ^ Financial Literacy
- ^ "Operation HOPE, inc". Operationhope.org. http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ Michael Barr. "President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/10/15/improving-financial-education-america. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/2010financial.eo_.rel_.pdf
- ^ "Global Dignity". Global Dignity. 2010-10-20. http://www.globaldignity.org/frontpage/. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ World Econmic Forum[dead link]
- ^ Forum’s Global Agenda[dead link]
- ^ U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy[dead link]
- ^ "Operation HOPE founded on May 5, 1992". Operationhope.org. 1992-04-29. http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/lf1.php?id=163. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "John Bryant Selected as one of 237 Leaders". Findarticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Jan_14/ai_n8694559/. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ a b "John Hope Bryant knighted by Germany nobility and the royal House of Lippe in 1998". Operationhope.org. http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/lf1.php?id=302&frmKeywords=German%nobility&frmCategory=NULL. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Giving by Bill Clinton". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Giving-How-Each-Change-World/dp/0307266745. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ Global Agenda Council[dead link]
- ^ "U.S. Community development Advisory Board". Cdfifund.gov. http://www.cdfifund.gov/who_we_are/advisory_board.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Keeping Our Promise For A Better World". Actions Speak Loudest. http://www.actionsspeakloudest.org/book.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ Banking on Our Future Bookv by John HOPE Bryant. Books.google.com. 2002-04-11. ISBN 9780807047170. http://books.google.com/?id=1r9VCJG8eXgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=banking+on+our+future:+a+program+for+teaching+you+and+your+kids+about+money#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Silver Rights Series". Johnhopebryant.com. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/books.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Dignity in the Middle East". Johnhopebryant.com. 2008-11-30. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2008/11/dignity-and-peace-in-the-middle-east.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "''Fixing the Jericho Road: The Silver Rights Movement and the Good Samaritan". Johnhopebryant.com. 2007-06-23. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2007/06/the-silver-righ.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Silver Rights Movement in Africa". Johnhopebryant.com. 2006-12-30. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2006/12/the_silver_righ.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "The Wealthless Power". Johnhopebryant.com. 2005-06-06. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2005/06/the_silver_righ.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "The Ownership Society". Johnhopebryant.com. 2006-02-23. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2006/02/the_ownership_s.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Racism and the Silver Rights Movement". Johnhopebryant.com. 2005-02-09. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2005/02/_racism_and_the.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Banking on Our Future: The Promise for America’s Unbanked". Johnhopebryant.com. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/.a/6a00d834515f7b69e20120a529d403970c-popup. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "The Silver Rights Movement". Johnhopebryant.com. 2005-03-14. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2005/03/the_silver_righ.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "Leave No Community Behind". Johnhopebryant.com. 2005-03-16. http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2005/03/nbsp_nbspleave_.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
[edit] Further reading
- The New Color of Success: Twenty Young Black Millionaires Tell You How They're Making It, by Niki Butler Mitchell, Prima Lifestyles (December 15, 1999), ISBN 978-0-7615-2065-8
- Face Forward: Young African American Men in a Critical Age, by Julian C.R. Okwu, Chronicle Books (March 1, 1997), ISBN 978-0-8118-1631-1
