John Hope Bryant

Founder, Chairman and CEO

John Hope Bryant is founder, chairman and chief executive of Operation HOPE Inc., the largest nonprofit dedicated to providing financial literacy, financial inclusion and economic empowerment tools and services for youth and adults. He is the author of "Up From Nothing: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed."
Bryant is also chairman and CEO of Bryant Group Ventures and the Promise Homes Company, the largest minority-controlled owners of institutional-quality, single-family residential rental homes in the U.S. Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment and financial dignity.

Investments

10 ways to make investing more inclusive

Free investment education and testing for risk tolerance are among the ways financial firms can better reach underserved consumers, former SEC chief Jay Clayton and Operation HOPE’s John Hope Bryant say.

By John Hope Bryant

March 23
Diversity and equality

Lend to those with low credit scores to lift downtrodden neighborhoods

People with scores below 500 are often in communities that suffer the most from economic hardship and violence. Banks and regulators can do more to qualify them for financing, ultimately creating healthier local economies.

By John Hope Bryant

December 2
Diversity and equality

Never underestimate the perspective of women

Banks need to be inclusive at the highest levels, and men in the C-suite need to play an active role in that transformation, says Operation HOPE’s John Hope Bryant.

By John Hope Bryant

October 9
Racial bias

Here's Congress's chance to help black communities

A blueprint that includes more CRA and tax credits for lower-income African Americans would help a demographic disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.

By John Hope Bryant

June 19
Racial bias

Here's Congress's chance to help black communities

A blueprint that includes more CRA and tax credits for lower-income African Americans would help a demographic disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.

By John Hope Bryant

June 10
CRA

My experience shows why CRA reforms are necessary

Operation HOPE Chief Executive John Hope Bryant talks about how the Community Reinvestment Act influenced him at the age of 9 and eventually led to the founding of his nonprofit, which works with banks to help communities in need. But he says the 1977 law is outdated.

By John Hope Bryant

May 18