INVESTING FOR GOOD

Kendrick Whittington has been heavily involved in real estate development industry as an experienced commercial construction contractor licensed in various states, with transactions including a mix of residential, office and retail projects. Mr. Whittington has over ten-years of experience in the vertically integrated real estate development  industry with Nexlegacy Enterprises which provides real estate, construction, and technology services. He has grown Nexlegacy in the government contracting sector which is certified by SBA, also through his leadership Nexlegacy Construction Solutions has been leading, managing, and delivering successful FEMA disaster recovery programs to the citizens of states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas.

Aside from business, Kendrick takes his altruistic nature combined with ambitious approach within the non-profit sphere. In 2017, he launched Nexlegacy Associations, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to empower youth in communities to take collective action towards a mindset focused on positive thinking, celebrating life and living consciously with higher purpose. The idea is to bring global community of youth the leaders, education, and investment of resources to rise together for greater good. The Nexlegacy Association addresses needs such as mental health, youth sports, health and wellness, financial education, entrepreneurship and social good in different communities. Kendrick passion for the empowerment of the next generation derives from being a devoted family man, married with four beloved children.

Brendan Doherty is a recovering lawyer and former diplomat who now backs entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors solving our worlds most pressing challenges. 

He’s a big believer that the credit does belong to the one in the arena. His career spans six continents at the highest levels of private, public, and nonprofit sectors. He cofounded Forbes Impact, an influential community and global division of Forbes Media focused on positively transforming markets with the power of capital and culture. He’s a partner at Big & Chewy, a business strategy and growth agency. He’s an advisor to multiple organizations including the Lela Goren Group, a women-led real estate development company; the Laudato Si’ Challenge, a Vatican-backed impact investing nonprofit; and Re:Imagine/ATL.

Previously, he served as a senior official in the U.S. State Department under two Administrations (Bush II and Obama), where he helped shape global policy on conflict, stabilization, and human security. 

Brendan leads with heart and scales with mind. He hails from Atlanta y’all.

Previously, he was the executive director of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which distributes over $150 million annually to strengthen food security for vulnerable populations throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Prior to that, Buffett oversaw economic development and stabilization programs in Afghanistan and Iraq for the U.S. Department of Defense. Buffett also served as a policy advisor for the White House Domestic Policy Council.

He holds a BS from Northwestern University, an MPA from Columbia University, and graduate-level certificates from Harvard Business School. He serves on a number of corporate advisory boards, including Toyota Motor North America, Inari Agriculture, REEF Technology, KDC Ag, and S2G Ventures. He also chairs the Advisory Council for Harvard University’s International Negotiation Program.

Is the CEO of VaynerSports and oversees the company’s entire operation. AJ is an NFLPA Certified contract advisor, handling the negotiation of player contracts on his clients behalf. Prior to founding VaynerSports, AJ, along with his brother Gary, started VaynerMedia, a social media – first digital agency in 2009. AJ served as the COO of VaynerMedia from 2009-2016 and helped grow the company to $100M in annual revenue, expand the footprint globally, and build a team of 650+ employees. In addition, AJ serves as a partner at VaynerRSE, a venture capital fund focusing on investments in emerging platforms and technology. Prior to starting the fund, AJ was an active angel investor counting Uber and Venmo as successful startups in his portfolio.

In 2007 he founded Dixsville Partners, a private equity fund investing in infrastructure development and mineral companies in West Africa. In 2014 he founded and raised capital for venture capital fund Queensbridge Venture Partners with partners including hip hop icon Nas. Mr. Williams has successfully started, invested in and exited several companies.

With a passion for financial literacy and entrepreneurship, Mr. Williams founded the Kemet Institute in 2001, a non-profit focused on providing free financial literacy, entrepreneurship and life skills classes to under-served communities and schools. In 2015 he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Fisk University. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and summa cum laude graduate of Morehouse College.

Arvind Chary is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Atlas Real Estate Partners and $1B+ Real Estate Investment Manager based in New York City. Arvind is focused on the firm’s strategic initiatives, acquisitions, financing, and new capital relationships. Prior to forming Atlas, Arvind was the Director of Acquisitions at WL Capital, an owner-operator of student housing throughout the United States. In this role, he led a team that built WL into one of the largest owners of student housing in the country. Prior to joining WL, Arvind worked in originations in the CMBS group at Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.,where he was part of a team that issued over $2B of Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities. Arvind began his career at Boston Capital, one of the top five largest owners of multifamily in the U.S.

Morgan Simon has close to two decades of experience making finance a tool for social justice. In that time she has influenced over $150B and is a regularly sought out expert on impact investing. Her book, Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change has been featured everywhere from Harvard Business School to the United Nations. She is a regular voice in media and active investor as Founding Partner of Candide Group, a Registered Investment Advisor.

Matt is active in the Nashville community, currently serving on the board of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville where he chairs the Strategic Construction Committee and he is also an active board member at Valor Collegiate Academy where he leads the Facilities Committee. Matt is a past board member and volunteer mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, past board member at Phoenix Club of Nashville and an alumnus of Young Leaders Council. Professionally, Matt is an active member of both the ULI and NAIOP Nashville chapters, serving on the NAIOP Government Affairs committee. He is also past president of the Nashville ASHRAE chapter and has been active in the local USGBC chapter.

Mr. Burrell is a Managing Partner at Activated Capital. Prior to Activated Capital, Mr. Burrell most recently held the position of Director of Investments for Midas Capital, a private-equity real estate firm with a primary focus in hospitality assets located in the mid-west and southeast regions of the United States. Prior to his involvement with Midas, Mr. Burrell worked at Lazard Asset Management, a global investment banking firm in New York City with $216 billion in assets under management, where he worked in the Capital Advisory Group and directed investment assets preserving relationships with families, family offices, and endowments and foundations clients.