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Edgar Villanueva

FounderDecolonizing Wealth Project

Biography

Edgar Villanueva is a globally-recognized author, activist, and expert on the intersection of race, wealth, and power. He is the author of the best-selling book, Decolonizing Wealth and is the founder and CEO of Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital.
Edgar advises organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to global and national philanthropies and nonprofits on advancing racial equity inside of their institutions and through their community investment strategies.
He holds two degrees from the Gillings Global School of Public Health at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

Regional Focus

North America

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