Jamaal Glenn
2025-2026 Obama Foundation USA Leader

Founder & CEO, JG Holdings
Hyattsville, Maryland
Jamaal Glenn is the founder and chief executive officer of JG Holdings, an impact investment firm that supports philanthropies and investors to make for-profit investments to solve social problems. He provides capital to entrepreneurs at their earliest stages, directing more than $500 million to ventures tackling societal challenges since 2022. In the same timeframe, Jamaal helped raise and invest a $200 million impact fund for a major national community development financial institution. As a leader in the intersection of AI, technology, and philanthropy, he focuses on funding innovation that expands access and opportunity. Jamaal provides the capital to entrepreneurs that banks and other financial institutions deem too risky, removing a barrier to entry for underserved communities.
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