Kourtney Gibson is an American entrepreneur and president of Loop Capital, a private investment banking firm. Gibson is also a member of the Board of Directors of Lululemon Athletica and MarketAxess, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami. Gibson was born on … Read MoreKourtney Gibson (1981- )
At a time when educated, skilled, and ambitious African Americans were systematically excluded from even middle management positions in large white-controlled businesses, for decades Charles H. Dodge remained one of the extremely rare persons in the nation to occupy a high ranking corporate position in … Read MoreCharles H. Dodge (1868-1942)
Richard Robert Wright Sr., college founder and banker, was born into slavery on May 16, 1855, near Dalton, Georgia. After the Civil War ended Wright’s mother moved with her son to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended the Storrs School, an institution founded by the American … Read MoreRichard R. Wright, Sr. (1855-1947)
James Carroll Napier, a 19th century Nashville businessman and civil rights leader, was born near Nashville, Tennessee on June 9, 1845, to free parents William C. and Jane E. Napier. Napier attended a private school for free black children in Nashville and then in 1859 … Read MoreJames Carroll Napier (1845-1940)
