Honoring her esteemed leadership and service, Angel Rich-Jones, a graduate of Hampton University, has become the youngest African American HBCU grad to receive the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award signed by President Joe Biden. The annual awards highlight those “who exhibit outstanding character, work ethic and dedication to their communities.
At 36 years old, Angel is a wealth pioneer, the author of the bestseller book History of the Black Dollar, and the founder of AI FinTech App CreditRich which rounds up users’ spare change to pay their bills intelligently and optimize their credit score as fast as possible. Over the last two years, Angel became the first Black woman to start a neo-bank and the first Black person to form a strategic partnership with a credit bureau.
“I am thankful to the administration to receive such a prestigious award at such a young age. For just as many accomplishments behind me there are significantly more DEI mountains to climb, financial freedom battles to win, and technology wars to conquer,” added Angel who is coined the Next Steve Jobs by Forbes and recognized as one of the world’s top financial experts. “I am blessed to have passion and vision from God to lead my work, company, and communities where we aim to make a big change.”
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