萝莉原创 Names 2018 Commencement Speaker
John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE will be awarded an Honorary Degree of Humane Letters before offering remarks to the 萝莉原创 Class of 2018 at Commencement, May 12, 2 p.m., Santander Arena, Reading, Pa.
Other ceremony highlights include the university鈥檚 inaugural graduating class of Doctor of Physical Therapy students and the first graduating class of the university鈥檚 groundbreaking, inner-city Reading Collegiate Scholars Program.
John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur, author and founder of two businesses. He is founder, chairman and CEO of , Inc., the largest not-for-profit provider of financial literacy, financial inclusion and economic empowerment tools and services in the United States for youth and adults. Bryant is also chairman and CEO of Bryant Group Ventures and The Promise Homes Company, the largest for-profit minority-controlled owners of institutional-quality, single-family residential rental homes in the U.S.
An advisor to the last three sitting U.S. presidents, Bryant was appointed by President Obama to serve on the . He also served as President Obama鈥檚 Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Underserved and Community Empowerment.
Bryant has received hundreds of awards and citations for his work, including Oprah Winfrey鈥檚 Use Your Life Award and the John Sherman Award for Excellence in Financial Education from the U.S. Treasury. Bryant received an honorable mention in Inc. magazine鈥檚 鈥淭he World鈥檚 10 Top CEOs鈥 article that spotlights global servant leaders as the visionaries behind some of the most successful organizations. He was named American Banker magazine鈥檚 in 2016.
