At JUST US, we believe that the world we’re moving toward should be built on trust, collaboration, and meaningful human connection. Our network of 2,500+ family offices, investors, and entrepreneurs is grounded in the idea that every introduction can create ripples of impact far beyond the room. Through curated dinners, bespoke events, and white-glove advisory, we create environments where surface-level conversation dissolves and true values-driven dialogue emerges.
- Founder & CEO of Ready Life, a mission-driven fintech & affordable housing company
- Chairman & Co-Founder of Redemption Bank (with Dr. Bernice King, Martin Luther King’s daughter, and Dhani Jones)
- former General Counsel & Co-Founder of the National Black Bank Foundation and the $250M Black Bank Fund
- former Associate Director, External Affairs, Peace Corps
- Former Partner and Contract Corporate Finance Attorney at Dentons
- Led Dentons team supporting the FDIC’s Mission-Driven Bank Fund, honored as Law360 Fund Formation Group of the Year
- Former White House Policy Advisor for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Trump Administration)
- former Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- former Founder of Bell & Washington LLP, a nationally recognized law firm
- former Founder of the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center
- Former County Commissioner, Hall County, Georgia
- Listed in the “Red Book” of America’s Top Municipal Bond Attorneys
- 21st Century Leadership Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- Civil Society Fellow, ADL & Aspen Institute
- Member, Aspen Global Leadership Network
- Former CNN Reporter













