Henry Childs II

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Henry Childs II
National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency
In office
September 5, 2018 – May 4, 2020
Personal details
CitizenshipUnited States of America
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
  • University of Maryland
  • University College
  • Saint Louis University

Henry Childs II is an American attorney, financier, and government official who served as the 17th National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency of the United States Department of Commerce from 2018-2020.[1]

Education

Childs earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Management in 2001 from the University of Maryland University College. He earned a Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2004.[2]

Career

Public Office

Henry Childs II served as the 17th National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the United States Department of Commerce from 2018-2020. During his tenure, Childs focused on helping minority-owned businesses adapt to three key areas of global business competitiveness: digital transformation, globalization, and U.S. demographic change.[3]

Prior to his appointment as MBDA Director, Childs served in the United States Department of Commerce from 2017-2018. During that time, he was the U.S. Delegate to the OECD working party on small-and-medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship.

Minority Business Finance

Henry Childs II is the Founder and CEO of the Minority Wealth Commission, a social impact investment initiative.[4] Childs' Minority Wealth Commission is aimed at investing in the $3.9 trillion U.S. minority economy,[5] reducing the racial wealth divide, and creating sustainable paths to generational wealth for minority communities.

References

  1. "U.S. Secretary of Commerce Announces Henry Childs, II as National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency". Minority Business Development Agency. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. "Henry Childs II". Henry Childs II. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. "A Qualified Opinion: Henry Childs II | Middle Market Growth". middlemarketgrowth.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. "Minority Wealth Commission | Reducing the Racial Wealth Divide". Minority Wealth Commission | Reducing the Racial Wealth Divide. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. "Minority Markets Have $3.9 Trillion Buying Power". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

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