“As we know the future is diverse, and the new ideas, novel perspectives you know, the future product, services, and markets that we’re going to see in the coming years- they’re going to be invented by a much more diverse set of Black, Latinx, [and] female founders and we’re going to need more investors in the ecosystem that know how to play the entrepreneurship game- that have learned the lessons about how to become an angel investor and finance and help, support and mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs.”

— Charles (Chuck) Eesley, Stanford, Associate Professor and W.M. Keck Foundation Faculty Scholar in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.

“The mission of OHUB, the work of Rodney, and the certificate program are very much centered on how we get the private sector working for the public good and specifically for businesses that need capital-for Black and Brown businesses that need capital… To partner with him(Rodney) and OHUB on the certificate program- it’s the type of work we love to do. We can’t imagine having a better partner and really feel blessed to be in this relationship.”

— Greg Brown, Distinguished Professor of Finance, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Scholar and Executive Director of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise