John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, thought leader and philanthropic leader, referred to as the Conscience of Capitalism by the CEOs of Delta Air Lines, Walmart, First Republic Bank and countless others. Bryant is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Operation HOPE, Inc. the largest not-for-profit and best-in-class provider of financial literacy, financial inclusion and economic empowerment tools and services in the United States for youth and adults. He is also chairman and chief executive officer of John Hope Bryant Holdings, Bryant Group Ventures and The Promise Homes Company (Promise Homes), the largest for-profit minority-controlled owner of institutional-quality, single-family residential rental homes in the U.S.
Bryant's founded organizations have provided more than $3.5 billion in capital for the underserved over the past 30 years, and by the end of 2022, Bryant's 1 Million New Black Businesses Initiative (1MBB), launched in October 2020, has already created more than 150,000 new black businesses and counting.
Both Operation HOPE and Promise Homes have experienced explosive growth under Bryant's leadership. By 2020, Operation HOPE became the largest financial literacy organization in America and America's financial coach, with more than 200 HOPE Inside offices in forty sixstates. Promise Homes, a start up in the summer of 2017, became the largest minority controlled single family home rental company in the nation by summer of 2021.
Bryant is the author of Up from Nothing: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed, The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation, How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class, and LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World.
Bryant is currently a board member or advisor to the following organizations: KKR, Nextdoor, CMCT, First Republic Bank, 25Madison, NO LABELS, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Atlanta Black Chamber, Atlanta Business League, Case Impact Network, Clark Atlanta University Board of Trustees, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Truist Bank Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee, and WorkingNationAdvisory Board Member, among others.