Benjamin J. Vann is an award-winning social entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and economic justice advocate. His work with impact investors, venture capital funds, Fortune 500 companies, universities and foundations has been viewed through the lens of addressing the world’s most pressing social and economic problems. He is the Founder and CEO of Impact Ventures, a 501c3 startup accelerator with a mission to empower talented, yet under-resourced women and entrepreneurs of color to build generational wealth through inclusive entrepreneurship and integrated capital. Since 2017, Impact Ventures has impacted nearly 3,500 people through community networking events, hackathons, workshops, and summits. Impact Venture’s flagship accelerator program has trained 120 founders to collectively raise over $15M and create over 330 jobs. He is also the Founder and Managing Partner at Inclusive Capital Fund, Texas’s first integrated capital fund providing flexible debt and patient equity capital to Women, Black, & Latinx-led enterprises to create economic power and community wealth.
Benjamin has served as an executive board member of many organizations throughout the Dallas area and served as an appointed official of the City of Dallas. He has received a number of awards and national recognition for his business and community endeavors. In 2022 he was names Dallas Business Journal 40 under 40. In 2021, he was named to the DCEO Magazine Dallas 500, recognizing the top 500 most powerful business leaders in the region. He received his bachelor’s degree in Finance and Business Management from Washburn University where he was also a standout Football player for the Ichabods. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated and He resides in East Dallas with his wife Cashmere and two sons Benjamin II and Braxton.