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This is a recording of our third event in a four-part Acumen America Leadership Series on Tackling Poverty and Racism in America.

The COVID-19 crisis and enduring racial injustice have highlighted failed systems and disproportionately impacted low-income communities and people of color. It has also emphasized the inextricable relationship between poverty and race in the United States. To address poverty and inequality, we need new solutions to upend America’s broken systems–from transforming how healthcare is delivered to building pathways toward quality jobs–that also tackle racial disparity head on.

Acumen America invests in early-stage businesses that tackle poverty and inequality in the United States, delivering critical products and services for low-income Americans. These companies are led by founders with extraordinary vision for and commitment toward a more just and inclusive America, and we are excited to host four conversations to share their experiences.

Sep 9, 11am Pacific Time:
Abbey Wemimo (CEO Esusu) with Eliza Golden Roady (Acumen America)

Abbey Wemimo
Abbey Wemimo is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, a financial technology platform that reports rental data to build tenant's credit scores while helping property owners increase revenue, lower evictions powered by differentiated data and insights. Prior to Esusu, Abbey founded Clean Water for Everyone, a global social venture providing affordable access to clean water for 250,000+ people in six countries. He also founded a data analytics company designed to gather machine-readable data on NGOs operating in Africa which was acquired in 2014. Previously, Abbey was a mergers and acquisitions consultant at PwC, where he worked on more than 20 buy and sell-side deals valued at over $50 billion. He also gained valuable experience working with Accenture, European Commission, and Goldman Sachs. Abbey and his work have been recognized in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Quartz, Fortune, Teen Vogue, Vice, Black Enterprise, and Cheddar. Abbey was selected by Queen Elizabeth II as a Queen Young Leader. He was inducted into The Royal Commonwealth Society in 2017 and named to the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He speaks at global conferences and has presented at the United Nations, the Vatican, the World Food Prize, and Clinton Global Initiative among others. Abbey graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. He holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School School of Public Service and a Leading Change Scholar from The University of Cambridge.

About Esusu
Esusu is the leading financial technology platform that leverages data solutions to empower tenants and improve property performance. Esusu's rent reporting platform captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus to boost credit scores. This allows tenants to build and establish their credit scores while helping property owners increase revenue, lower evictions, and fill vacancies powered by differentiated data and insights.

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