Teri Williams

President and Chief Operating Officer of OneUnited Bank. She is responsible for implementation of the Bank’s strategic initiatives, as well as the day-to-day operations. Under her leadership, OneUnited Bank has consolidated the local names and product offerings of four (4) banks and launched a digital platform to create a powerful national brand supported by innovative technology, products and services. OneUnited Bank, the nation’s largest Black owned bank and award-winning Community Development Financial Institution, serves as a bridge by offering affordable financial services and promoting financial literacy. She brings 30 years of financial services expertise from premier institutions such as Bank of America and American Express, where she was one of the youngest Vice Presidents. Ms. Williams holds an M.B.A. with honors from Harvard Business School and a B.A. with distinctions from Brown University.

Company Description *
OneUnited Bank, America's leading Community Development Financial Institution, the nation’s largest Black-owned bank, eleven-time recipient of the US Department of Treasury’s Bank Enterprise Award for community development and named Inc. Magazine’s Best in Financial Services 2024.OneUnited is grounded in its decades long mission to strengthen communities of color by offering affordable financial services for all, supporting local communities in Miami, Boston and Los Angeles. The ultimate mission is to make financial literacy a core value in communities of color in order to to close the wealth gap.

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1. Partnership wtih Esusu to increase homeownership in communities of color
2. Black businesses doing business with each other in war on DEI
3. Making financial literacy a core value of underserved communities

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