Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Operation HOPE
Named LinkedIn 2020 “Top Voices: U.S. Influencers,” American Banker magazine 2016 “Innovator of the Year,” and one of TIME magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future," John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment and financial dignity.
John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, prominent thought leader, author, philanthropist, and a leading expert in financial literacy and economic inclusion. Referred to as the “conscience of capitalism” by numerous Fortune 500 CEOs, Bryant is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, Inc. the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of financial literacy services for youth and adults. Bryant is also chairman and chief executive officer of John Hope Bryant Holdings, Bryant Group Ventures, and Bryant Group Advisors. Until June 2024, he was the Executive Chairman of The Promise Homes Company, which is the largest for-profit minority-controlled owner of institutional-quality, single-family residential rental homes in the United States. John Hope Bryant is the former Vice-Chairman of the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. He is responsible for financial literacy becoming the official policy of the U.S. federal government. Bryant was named in 2024 by TIME Magazine to their inaugural list of The Closers, 18 global leaders working to close the racial wealth gap, he is a CNBC Contributor, host of the iHeart Radio podcast, “Money and Wealth with John Hope Bryant,” a member of the CNBC Global Financial Wellness Council and the CNBC CEO Council, and a best-selling author of six books, including Financial Literacy For All, released April 2024. He is one of the only bestselling authors on economics and business leadership.
CNBC Clip: How the U.S. can move forward after Capitol breach
You Can’t Be Free Without Financial Freedom
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Aspiration and Opportunity
John Hope Bryant’s Speech Topics
Leadership and Relationship Building
In leadership and relationship management, anger is not a strategy. You can lead effectively without creating a fear-based environment by being mindful of the importance of managing relationships so that even your adversaries are left with their dignity.
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Bryant radically redefines the meaning of poverty and wealth and exposes why attempts to aid the poor so far have fallen short and offers a way forward.
Financial Dignity
Though many of us are living without it, everyone is entitled to financial literacy, access to capital and equity of opportunity to create a secure future and realize their aspirations.