Rev. Jesse Jackson's 20th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit
The 20th Annual Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit is on Wednesday, February 15 until Friday, February 17, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt New York on 109 East 42nd Street, New York, New York. The theme is “Celebrating 20 Years: Strengthening and Redefining Inclusion and Equality in the Corporate Marketplace.” I attended The 20th Annual Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit a few years ago and it was great event to meet business civil rights leaders.
20TH ANNIVERSARY WALL STREET PROJECT ECONOMIC SUMMIT HONORARY CHAIRS
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator, New York
The Honorable Gregory W. Meeks, U.S. Representative D-NY 5th District
The Honorable Charles B. Rangel, U.S. Representative D-NY 13th District
The Honorable Michael W. Frerichs, Treasurer, State of Illinois
The Honorable Scott M. Stringer, Comptroller, City of New York
The Honorable Michael Edward Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit, Michigan
The Honorable Kurt Summers, Treasurer, City of Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Damon Arnold, MD, Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (HCSC)
Ms. Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq. Founder and President, Transformative Justice Coalition
Ms. Lezli Baskerville, President and Chief Executive Officer, NAFEO
James A. Bell, Former Corporate President, The Boeing Co. & Board of Directors, Apple Inc.
Mr. Thomas H. Castro, President and Chief Executive Officer, El Dorado Capital, LLC
Mr. Kenneth L. Coleman, Chairman, Saama Technologies
Mr. Lester “Les” Coney, Executive Vice President, Mesirow Financial
Ms. Cynthia D. DiBartolo, Esq., Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Tigress Financial Partners, and Chairperson, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Earl “Butch” Graves, Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer, Black Enterprise
Mr. Ernest Green, Partner, Matrix Advisors
Ms. Tricia “CK” Hoffler, Partner, Edmond, Lindsay & Hoffler, LLP.
Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Senior Managing Partner, Lazard Ltd.
Mr. Om Kundu, Chairman and CEO, InSpirAVE
Mr. Jonathan Malveaux, Partner, Bast Partners and Partner Ares Group
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President & Founder, Economic Education
Mr. Edward B. Montgomery, Dean of the McCourt School, Public Policy at Georgetown University
Mr. Tony Prophet, Chief Equality Officer, Salesforce
Mr. John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments
Ms. Mona Shah, Esq. Mona Shah and Associates
Ms. Suzanne Shank, Chairwoman, CEO, Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C.
Mr. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President, Thurgood Marshall Fund
Mr. Max F. Wolff, Market Strategist, 55 Capital Partners
20TH ANNIVERSARY WALL STREET PROJECT ECONOMIC SUMMIT
HIGHER EDUCATION HONORARY CHAIRS
David L Beckley, President Rust College, Holly Springs
Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins Sr., President Livingston College
Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, President, Shaw University
Dr. Harold Felton, President Wilberforce University
Dr. Logan Hampton, President, Lane College
Dr. Paul L. Brown Sr., President /Dean Phillips School of Theology
