by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)
Southern Bancorp Community Partners has hired Anthony Young as its next president. Young succeeds Dr. Karama Neal, who in Spring of 2021 was appointed Administrator for Rural Business-Cooperative Services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture by the Biden-Harris administration.
“To lead our dynamic, growing CDFI loan fund, we sought out a dynamic leader,” said Donna Gambrell, SBCP Board Chair and Former CDFI Fund Director. “I’m excited to say that we found that in Anthony Young. His experience and energetic approach to increasing access to capital will be an outstanding foundation for leading our organization into a greater era of growth and impact.”
A Louisville, Mississippi native, Young most recently served as the director of Capital Programs for Epicenter, a nonprofit organization focused on growing and supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Memphis area. In that role, he connected entrepreneurs to a variety of capital types and helped ensure equitable access to capital across the community. Prior to that role, he served as the Economic Development Director at River City Capital, a CDFI loan fund focused on providing access to capital in underserved communities in and around Memphis.
