Board Member/Investor/ Mentor

Named “Outstanding Influencer for 2024” by The New Roundtable.

Celebrate Debra Hunter Johnson, an alumna of our Black Corporate Board Readiness Program (BCBR) Cohort 6, on her appointment to the Board of Directors of Oncor Electric Delivery, Texas’ largest energy provider.

Over the past 15 years, I have worked with, and invested in, start-ups, small businesses and other ventures. This experience, coupled with my legal and human resources background has led me to this conclusion:

A great culture is the secret sauce to creating a successful, sustainable business.

As an investor, I help:

  • Organizations build and grow great cultures. We are living in a culture-first decade for employers.
    • Are you ready to compete?
  • Startups avoid organizational debt which allows them to scale up faster and navigate growth more nimbly.
    • Are you making people/culture compromises to “just get it done”?
  • Founders transition from SMEs to leaders.
    • Are you rising to the challenge of building and leading an infrastructure in scale-up mode?