How do we - as Harvard Entrepreneurs - advance diversity?

HarvardAE is using its platform to start the necessary conversation by highlighting the challenges faced by black entrepreneurs, recognizing how bias affects every aspect of their entrepreneurial journey, and focusing on how investors, founders and companies can be catalysts for change.

Advancing Diversity: Black Entrepreneurship is a 4-part series bringing together Harvard alumni for a conversation on the universal themes and unique facets of being black within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

September 16

Black Entrepreneurship in America: A Historical Perspective RSVP

MODERATOR:

Jill Johnson, ‘90, Co-Founder /CEO, Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

PANELISTS:

James H. Lowry, HBS, Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group
Ron Mitchell, ’92, HBS ’97, Founder, Virgil Holdings
Susan Smith Richardson, HKS ’04, CEO & Board Member, Center for Public Integrity

September 23

Walking the Walk: The Black Entrepreneur Experience RSVP

MODERATOR:

Tracy Ty Moore II, ‘06, Co-Founder, VeraVis

PANELISTS:

Selena Cuffe, HBS ’03, President, Magic/Sodexo
Ryan Leslie, ’98, Founder and CEO, SuperPhone
Mandy Price, HLS ’06, CEO and Co-Founder, Kanarys
Lisa Skeete Tatum, HBS ’98, Founder and CEO, Landit

September 30

Overcoming the Wealth GaP: Funding Black Entrepreneurs RSVP

MODERATOR:

Joe Hurd, ’91, HLS ‘95, Managing Director, SOSV; Venture Partner, Good Growth Capital

PANELISTS:

Greg Campbell, HBS ’77, CEO, Rainmaker, Inc; Managing Partner, Medingenni Capital
Jill Johnson, ’90, Co-Founder and CEO, Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Kimberly Marshall, ’03, Investor and Advisor, Launch with GS
Jarrid Tingle, HBS ’19, Partner, Harlem Capital Partners