211 Warren Street l Newark, NJ 07103 l 973.353.0611 l www.ifelnj.org
About Us
Management

The IFEL team is a group of professionals that have used their
respective business, finance, operations and entrepreneurial
experiences to support minority business growth in a variety of
capacities.  Our current management team — supported by
coaching volunteers and contracted resource providers — has an
exceptional mix of operational, strategic and finance experience
and is dedicated to fulfillment of the IFEL mission.

Henry Johnson — Chief Executive Officer
  • Chairman, City News Publishing Company
  • Founding Chairman,  Black Chamber of Commerce of
    Northern New Jersey
  • Board of Directors, New Jersey State Chamber of
    Commerce
  • Member, NJ Dept of Banking Community Financial Services
    Advisory Committee
  • Member, New Jersey Commission for Higher Education
  • Ph.D. in Education from Michigan State University

Jill Johnson — Chief Operating Officer
  • Strategic business consultant with over 15 years of
    strategic, operations and finance experience
  • Senior business plan writer, Business Planning Institute
  • Rutgers-Newark Small Business Development Center
    Advisory Board
  • Associate Publisher, YES Magazine / City News Chief
    Financial Officer
  • Analyst, Goldman, Sachs, Mergers & Acquisitions and
    Corporate Finance
  • B.A. with honors, economics concentration, from Harvard
    University
The Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership