Board of directors
Chanell A. Briggs
Finance and investment executive. Founder and CEO of Open Eyes, and a member of its board of directors.
Chanell A. Briggs is the founder and chief executive of Open Eyes and a member of its board of directors. She is a finance and investment executive with more than 25 years of experience managing multimillion-dollar portfolios at institutions including Morgan Stanley, Capri Capital Partners, LaSalle Bank and Pacific Coast Capital Partners.
She holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hampton University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and has served as a volunteer mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Open Eyes grew out of something personal. She started it after watching a family member who is blind meet barrier after barrier in a world built around screens and apps. Read her story.
What she brings to the board
- The founder’s purpose. She started Open Eyes and leads it as CEO, so the board hears first-hand from the person who knows what the charity is for.
- Financial stewardship. More than 25 years of managing large portfolios brings the discipline that budgets, reporting and accountability call for.
- Service to young people. As a volunteer mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America she has supported young people one person at a time.
Background and credentials
- Role at Open Eyes
- Founder and CEO; board member
- Profession
- Finance and investment executive, more than 25 years
- Institutions
- Morgan Stanley; Capri Capital Partners; LaSalle Bank; Pacific Coast Capital Partners
- Education
- MBA, Duke University Fuqua School of Business; B.S. in Accounting, Hampton University
- Membership and service
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; former volunteer mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America