Louis Hernandez Jr.

Louis Hernandez Jr. is the Founder, CEO & Managing Director at Black Dragon Capital, a minority-led investment capital company focused on software and technology. Hernandez holds a track record for transforming and diversifying companies through innovative methodologies. He has orchestrated massive transformations of troubled companies, driving performance, improving margins, and returning them to profitability. Louis Hernandez has been recognized for Industry Innovator of the Year, one of the financial services industry’s five most innovative leaders, Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the year, and inducted into the Innovator Leadership Hall of Fame by Bank Technology. Louis's leadership reflects his passion for diversity as he strives to build and grow diverse teams. He firmly believes in the superior performances brought by different backgrounds and often advises companies on ethnic and gender diversity. Beyond entrepreneurship, Hernandez is an active philanthropist that has served on many boards over the years including the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation. In 2011, he founded For A Bright Future, a foundation which focuses on equal opportunity for children.The foundation provides scholarships and support for education, healthcare, arts, and leadership development programs.