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BFM26 - RUSTUM SOUTHWELL CHANCELLOR DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY: FOUNDING CEO THE BLACK BUSINESS INITIATIVE

Entrepreneurial leader with several years of experience developing and executing innovative Business Development and community-based initiatives. Proven track record of designing and implementing effective, integrated programs that generate awareness about the role and importance of enhancing social and economic well being for communities across North America. Skilled at communicating complex information to diverse audiences while collaborating with boards and donors; leading strategic growth initiatives, managing budgets and staff, and managing relationships with private foundations, governments, civic organizations, non profits, city officials and philanthropic leaders. The name Rustum Southwell is synonymous with economic diversity, entrepreneurial development, and capacity building in marginalized communities. He is best known as the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Black Business Initiative-or BBI-an organization unique in Canada that addresses the specific needs of the Black business community. He has shepherded the creation and expansion of the hundreds of Black-owned and operated businesses here in Nova Scotia, and across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, and beyond.