HCI held a 2-day Forum on December 1-2, 2022 in Boca Raton, FL

Thank you to our Sponsor Flourish Ventures.

Experienced an inclusive and multi-cultural gathering.

Featured a new and exciting production company created by an exceptionally talented African American entrepreneur.

Experienced lectures/discussions on financial, economic and cultural issues.

Appearances were made by outstanding Finance, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Venture Capital executives and Historian/Author including:

– Raymond J. McGuire (Forum Keynote Address) – considered the preeminent Mergers & Acquisitions Wall Street Banker and the best pure Investment Banker of his generation in the world including ranking as the #1 M&A Banker globally based on Deal Value over a 2-year period. Raymond J. McGuire had the longest tenure in the history of Wall Street as the Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank, Citibank. Educational background: Awarded a Rotary Scholarship to attend the University of Nice in France, A.B. degree in English from Harvard, M.B.A. degree from Harvard, J.D. degree from Harvard.

– Rodney M. Miller (Forum Co-Host) – Vice Chairman of Mergers & Acquisitions at J.P. Morgan Securities and is considered one of the best Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Bankers in the World. Rodney M. Miller joined J. P. Morgan Securities after spending 20 years at Credit Suisse. Prior to his current position, he was Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for North America at Credit Suisse. Other management roles included co-heading the Credit Suisse Global Energy Group. Educational background: B.S. degree in Accounting at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

– Arjuna Costa (Forum Speaker) – Managing Director at Flourish Ventures, former Partner at Omidyar Network, former Investment Professional, the Rohatyn, Group, Co-Founder, Africa International Financial Holdings, former Consultant, US Government, US African Development Foundation and former Associate at Lehman Brothers. Educational background: B.A. degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, M.B.A degree from Harvard Business School.

– David C. Mills, Sr. (Forum Speaker) – Historian, author, speaker, speech writer, community activists. Educational background: B.A. History from Tennessee State University.

– Kenneth Allen – Founder & Managing Director at Azurest Partners and has over 20 years of experience in Investment Banking, business strategy and project management. His prior experience includes senior roles at Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan Chase’s Investment Bank. Educational background: B.S. degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A. from Stanford University and Masters in Education from Stanford University.

– Tony Grate – Managing Director at Emigrant Business Credit. Previously he held Leverage Lending and Investment Banking positions at CIT, JP Morgan Chase and Lehman Brothers. Education: B.S. in Architecture from Vassar College and M.B.A. from the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan.

– Kara Speights Dunston (moderated Keynote – ‘A Conversation with Raymond J. McGuire’) – Assistant Vice President for Marketing at T. Rowe Price. Educational background: B.S. in Mathematics/Physics at the University of Maryland, M.B.A. from Clark Atlanta University.

– Onjada Richardson – Managing Director and Global Market Manager in Wealth Management at Citibank. Onjada joined Citi Private Bank in 2002 as a Capital Market Specialist on the Fixed Income Desk. Prior to joining Citibank, Onjada worked for J.P. Morgan Securities in Fixed Income and Sales. Educational background: B.S. in Economics from Spelman College and M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

– Tomell DuBose – Broker at Worth Avenue Yachts Palm Beach (a world-class yacht brokerage firm specializing in luxury yachts for sale, yacht charter and new yacht construction) and Tomell is also a Dentist where he founded the DuBose Institute of Dentistry, is also CEO of DuBose Prosthodontics, his accomplishments in his field – a leading Occlusion Therapist and Implant Dentistry specialist. Educational background: Doctorate, Dental Surgery from the Howard University School of Dentistry, Bachelors degree in Microbiology from Howard University, post-graduate training in Prosthodontics at the University of Michigan.