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SPEAKERS
Allegra Stennett
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Allegra Stennett is co-founder of New Majority Capital, an impact investing firm focused on small business buyouts by underrepresented entrepreneurs. Allegra sits on the firm’s Investment Committee and also oversees external partnerships.
New Majority Capital
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Pinky Cole Hayes
“Pinky" Cole Hayes is a Jamaican-American restaurateur, author, community activist, and owner of the Slutty Vegan restaurant chain and Bar Vegan in Atlanta, Georgia. Pinky is a culinary disruptor in the industry, transforming America's view of plant-based fast food and striving to make plant-based eating delicious, accessible, and enjoyable for vegans and flexitarians alike.
Slutty Vegan
Owner
Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos
Chief of Policy
Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos (she/hers) is a dynamic public policy professional and public health practitioner. Currently she is the Chief of Policy at the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), leading the development and implementation of BECMA’s statewide policy and legislative advocacy strategy with the goal of building Black wealth and promoting prosperity in Black communities.
BECMA
Brandale Randolph
Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos (she/hers) is a dynamic public policy professional and public health practitioner. Currently she is the Chief of Policy at the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), leading the development and implementation of BECMA’s statewide policy and legislative advocacy strategy with the goal of building Black wealth and promoting prosperity in Black communities.
1854 Cycling
Founder and CEO
Andy X. Vargas
State Representative
State Representative Andy X. Vargas represents the 3rd Essex District (Haverhill) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He serves as the Vice-Chair of the Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee. He also serves as a member of the following committees: Ways & Means, Education, and Public Health. He is the Vice-Chair of the MA Black & Latino Caucus.
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Courtney Brunson, Esq
Courtney Brunson is an advocate for economic mobility and opportunity. She currently works as the Director of the Greater Boston Partnership to Close the Racial Wealth Gap, a 40+ member cross-sector group convened by the Boston Foundation whose purpose is to increase wealth for underserved households and communities of color in the Greater Boston area.