Dr. Henry C. McKoy, Jr. is a seasoned professional in business, community and economic development, policy, government, finance, energy, philanthropy and the academic worlds. He has held senior positions in both the private and public sectors, including state and federal government, where he has managed and led teams deploying billions of dollars for community impact and economic development. He is renowned for his work in entrepreneurship education, finance, and thought leadership. He has held academic appointments at North Carolina Central University School of Business, Duke University’s School of Public Policy and Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, and Harvard University’s School of Government. Henry is an award-winning business and banking leader with decades of banking and community financial development experience at the local, regional, national, and international levels. He spent nearly a decade as an executive with Central Carolina, National Commerce, and Suntrust Banks (now Truist), helping them to grow to become national financial institutions. Henry is a successful entrepreneur and former CEO of Fourth-Sector Financial Corporation and Managing Director of Fourth-Sector Capital Partners. He has been an Aspen Institute Scholar and Kenan Institute Private Enterprise Scholar. Dr. McKoy holds degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School (B.S.) in Business Administration, Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment (M.S.) in Environmental Management, Policy, and Leadership, and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of City and Regional Planning (PhD) in Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and Impact Investing.