Celebrating Black History Month: Fonta Gilliam
This Black History Month, NYTA recognizes and celebrates the many incredible black men, women and non-binary individuals who have graced our stage at NY Tech Meetups to present and demo transformative tech; shared subject matter expertise during Forum events to provide perspective and participated in Founder Spotlights to tell their story and inspire other founders as they pursue their own journey of building a business. As part of our celebration, this week we recognize and celebrate Fonta Gilliam, CEO and Co-Founder of Wellthi, a fintech company based in Washington, DC and a part of the NYTA community.
About Fonta Gilliam
Ms. Gilliam has over 10 years of development finance experience working in the United States, Africa, and Asia as a U.S. Diplomat and a management consultant in Deloitte’s Emerging Markets Practice.
Over the course of her career, she led numerous White House and U.S. State Department initiatives, including launching two of the U.S. Government’s first women’s business centers in Africa and designing innovative financing facilities to unlock capital for women and small businesses in the United States, Kenya, Morocco, Zambia, Nigeria, South Korea, and China.
In 2016, she was awarded the U.S. State Department’s prestigious Franklin Award for her tireless work to support economic empowerment and financial inclusion initiatives in Africa.
Ms. Gilliam has a Master of Arts in economic development from American University’s School of International Studies (SIS) and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from Howard University.
About Welthi
Welthi is redefining the mobile banking experience for the next generation, empowering customers to achieve their financial goals with engaging social features and positive group think. They have been recognized for over a half dozen awards for their innovative technology, and they’re just getting started!
Several ways you can recognize and help Fonta and her team:
- Visit their website and learn about the Wellthiapp
- Download and use the app
- Refer Wellthi to family and friends
- Watch and listen to Fonta’s story on NYTA’s YouTube Channel
