Our Leadership
Meet the dedicated team of leaders who guide the Black Youth Empowerment Network's mission and vision — organized by the departments that keep BYEN moving.
Oversees financial planning, fundraising efforts, and resource development to sustain and grow BYEN.
National Team MemberIsac Banks-Smith
National Director of Finance & Development
Isaac Banks-Smith is a student at Emory University's Goizueta Business School pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration with concentration in Organizational Management alongside a Master of Professional Accounting. Isaac is also an incoming tax consulting intern at Deloitte LLP. With a 3.87 GPA and a passion for ethical leadership, Isaac combines academic excellence with community service and mentorship to advance opportunities for underrepresented voices in business.
Empowering Black youth means creating the space, access, and belief necessary for them to see themselves as limitless. It's not just about providing resources. It's about reshaping narratives, dismantling barriers, and showing young Black men and women that leadership, innovation, and excellence already exist within them. Empowerment is when mentorship, education, and representation intersect to turn potential into purpose. For me, it's a lifelong commitment to lifting as I climb and building bridges of opportunity so that the next generation doesn't have to cross the same waters alone.