BENJAMIN J. VANN

Benjamin J. Vann is a passionate advocate of social and economic justice, especially for disadvantaged and marginalized groups. His work with impact investors, venture capital funds, Fortune 500 companies, universities and foundations has been viewed through the lens of addressing the world's most pressing social and economic problems. Benjamin is the Founder and CEO of Impact Ventures, a 501c3 startup accelerator with a mission to empower talented, yet under-resourced women and entrepreneurs of color to build generational wealth through inclusive entrepreneurship and integrated capital. Since 2017, Impact Ventures has impacted nearly 3500 people through community networking events, hackathons, workshops, and summits. Since 2020, IV's flagship accelerator program has train 147 founders and 103 companies to collectively raise $14M, create 310 jobs, engage over 260 mentors, and offer over 5200 hours of training and mentorship. Recently, Impact Ventures launched the inclusive Capital..