Alfredo Mathew III is an experienced urban educator, non-profit leader, and business owner. He brings over 20 years of experience as a teacher leader in New York City and California public schools, as well as executive leadership of a national youth entrepreneurship organization, NFTE, where he last served as the Western Regional Director. His love of entrepreneurship and career pathways led him to found Working World LLC, a business consultancy with a special focus on early-stage companies and nonprofits at the intersection of education, workforce, and entrepreneurship. Alfredo is a co-founder and partner at ESO Ventures Inc. His focus is strategic partnerships and developing a replicable business incubator model with community colleges, municipalities, and the State of California to create more employer enterprises in underinvested communities.  This bold approach equips traditionally disinvested Black and Brown entrepreneurs to close the racial wealth gap, create quality jobs, and make relevant services and products available in their communities.