Christina Lewis
Christina Lewis | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Daniel Halpern |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Honors | Champion of Change, White House (2014) |
| Website | christinalewis |
Christina Lewis Halpern is an American social entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and writer.
Life and education
Lewis was born around 1980.[1] She grew up in New York City with her parents and sister. Her father, Reginald F. Lewis, was a pioneer on Wall Street and the first African American to own a billion-dollar company in the US.[2][3][4] Her mother, Loida Nicolas Lewis, is a Filipino-born American businesswoman who served as chair and CEO of TLC Beatrice after her husband died.[5]
Lewis attended Harvard University where she graduated in 2002 with an A.B. in French and American history literature.[6]
Career
Lewis is the founder of Beatrice Advisors, a family office that she launched in June 2024.[7]
In 2020, Lewis founded the Giving Gap] (formerly Give Blck) a philanthropic platform.[8]
In 2013, she founded All Star Code, a computer science education non-profit focused on boys of color in technology.[9] The Obama administration awarded Lewis with a Champion of Change acknowledgement in 2014.[10]
Lewis is an executive producer of an untitled biopic, based on her father financier Reginald Lewis' life and posthumously-published memoir Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? As of 2022, the project was being developed by Charles King of MACRO.[11] She is also a member of the WIE Suite and vice chair of the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation.
In the early years of her career Lewis was a journalist and spent five years as a staff writer for the Wall Street Journal and one year as a crime reporter in Stamford, Connecticut.[12][13]
Personal life
Lewis lives in New York City with her husband and their three children.
References
- ^ Hempel, Jessi (April 7, 2014). "A plan to get more black boys in tech". Fortune. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ McCauley, Mary Carole (February 10, 2012). "Reginald Lewis' daughter opens up about growing up with her famous father". The Baltimore Sun. Trif Alatzas. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Walsh, Christopher (July 27, 2017). "Diversity in Tech the Goal". East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Matthews, Nadine (February 16, 2018). "PBS documentary profiles African-American business tycoon". Amsterdam News. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Helm, Angela (February 15, 2018). "Billion-Dollar Legacy: Reginald F. Lewis' Incredible Life Story Comes to Film". The Root. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Christina Lewis, Daniel Halpern". The New York Times. September 24, 2010. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Tucker, Hank. "Daughter Of Famed Financier Reginald Lewis Launches Multifamily Office Beatrice Advisors". Forbes. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Meet the 'Philanthropreneur' Who's Helping Black Organizations Get a Bigger Slice of the $450 Billion Charity Pie".
- ^ "Christina Lewis Halpern empowers Black men to succeed in tech". rollingout.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Christina lewis halpern". The White House. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Angelique (April 21, 2022). "MACRO and Franklin Leonard to Produce Reginald F. Lewis Biopic 'Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?'". Variety. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Christina Lewis". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Christina Lewis Halpern". www.33voices.com. 2012.