Garry Johnson III

Garry Johnson III is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor with a deep commitment to fostering diverse entrepreneurship and community impact. As the Founder and Managing Partner at Bison Venture Partners, Garry Johnson III focuses on advising small businesses and technology startups to achieve profitable growth and access capital. Johnson also serves as an author at The Ghetto VC, providing guidance on investing with an abundance mindset, and holds multiple leadership roles including Founder & CEO of BVP Coffee Co., Founder & President of First Founders Inc., and various positions with Backstage Capital and the Cap Table Coalition. In addition, Garry Johnson III shares expertise as an adjunct professor, teaching entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware. With an educational background that includes an MBA candidate status at Howard University and advanced degrees in entrepreneurship and exercise science, Garry Johnson III remains dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap and supporting underrepresented founders in the innovation ecosystem.