Apis & Heritage

Philip Reeves is a founder and Managing Partner of Apis & Heritage. Based in Washington D.C., he brings more than a decade of experience scaling small businesses to A&H's portfolio companies. Prior to founding Apis & Heritage, Philip spent the majority of his career working with small businesses in private, public, and nonprofit roles. He led business and corporate development at a growing government contractor and managed an accelerator program for 1863 Ventures, which focuses on helping minority- and women-owned businesses grow and succeed. Philip has also worked in government, acting as manager of small business technology and innovation for the government of the District of Columbia. Philip began his career at Lehman Brothers in the private equity division. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College and is deeply committed to using the power of business to bring positive change to communities too often left behind.  

Todd Leverette is managing partner at Apis & Heritage, where he brings over a decade of experience working with and for small business. Todd's work at A&H is a continuation of a life and career dedicated to bringing the tools and best practices of finance and business to the communities and individuals who need them most. Todd began his journey in employee ownership in Detroit, Michigan, at the Center for Community Based Enterprise, where he discovered the power of alternative ownership models to change lives. He continued this journey as the lead of legacy business initiatives at the Democracy at Work Institute. Todd serves on the boards of Accent Landscaping and the National Center for Employee Ownership. Prior to his work in small business and employee ownership, Todd worked in corporate finance at JPMorgan Chase. Todd received his JD/MBA from Columbia University and is a proud graduate of Morehouse College.