FEATURE
BROTHER ROBERT F. SMITH
Billionaire Businessman and Philanthropist A business leader, investor in transformative companies, a champion for diversity and inclusion and a steward of culture, the environment, equity and education. He is the Founder, Chairman, & CEO of the technology investment firm, Vista Equity Partners — and his dedication to serving and giving back to his communities and our planet through innovative and expansive philanthropic giving.
BROTHER DR. CHARLES C. TEAMER, SR.
27th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Former Grand Sire Archon, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, (The Boulé) In 1993, Teamer co-founded the Dryades Savings Bank and served as chairman. He later retired from Dillard University in 1997 and continued to work as a consultant to Clark Atlanta University. In 2001, Teamer led a partnership of investors in opening The Cotton Exchange and Holiday Inn Express Hotel in downtown New Orleans and became president of the World Trade Center of New Orleans in 2003.
BROTHER DON THOMPSON
Former President & CEO, McDonald’s Corporation Currently the CEO of Cleveland Avenue, an investment group and accelerator that focuses on building new food, beverage, and restaurant concepts, which he founded in 2015 in Chicago, IL.
BROTHER MARK S. TILLMAN
34th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. A three-time mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters and has been honored as a “Person of the Week” by the local ABC affiliated news station WXYV and the 100 Black Men of Metro Detroit for his dedication to mentoring. He is also a 2014 recipient of the Michigan Chronicle, Men of the Year Award.
BROTHER SYLVESTER TURNER Mayor, City of Houston (TX)
Amongst his many accomplishments since becoming mayor in December 2015, Mayor Turner released his “One Safe Houston” initiative to combat the increase in violence resulting from the pandemic, domestic violence, mental illness, and the proliferation of guns on the street in February 2022. The plan has resulted in a decrease in the yearto-year number of homicides and overall violent crime rate. In March 2023, the mayor launched the One Clean Houston initiative to combat illegal dumping in the city.
BROTHER DR. GREGORY J. VINCENT
President, Talladega College Former Grand Sire Archon, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, (The Boulé) Although noted for his distinguished career in academia, Dr. Vincent is a civil rights attorney. He served as the assistant attorney general in the Office of the Ohio Attorney General and successfully argued several major civil rights cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio. Those impressive wins propelled him to Director for Regional and Legal affairs for the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and vice president and lead counsel for Bank One.
BROTHER F. EUCLID WALKER Investor/Strategist/Managing Partner
Managing Director of Renascent Capital Group, a Chicago based strategic advisory and investment firm, and a Principal in CRADLE Real Estate Group, a Chicago real estate firm focused on urban markets, and a partner in Walker Properties. Walker has served as Executive Director of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division, Morgan Stanley’s Real Estate Group, and became one of two Morgan Stanley professionals in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1996. He then worked in London overseeing a major restructuring of Morgan Stanley’s Corporate Finance until 2003, when he moved to Chicago.
BROTHER HON. WILLIAM J. WALKER
Retired U.S. Army General & Sergeant at Arms-U.S. House of Representatives Served by Presidential appointment as the 23rd Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. General Walker led National Guard civil support to the U.S. Capitol Police following the January 6, 2021, attack of the Capitol, and subsequently provided command and control for over 28,000 Guardsmen assigned for the 59th Presidential inauguration. He also led National Guard support to the U.S. Secret Service at the White House, the U.S. Park Police, and the Metropolitan Police during the riots of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.
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