James Armstrong III is the President & CEO of Builders of Hope Development Corporation, a leading community development corporations that serves Dallas’ urban neighborhoods and focuses on creating economic mobility through real estate. He has served as a certified Urban Community Development expert since 2010 with expertise and experience in Non-Profit management, marketing, business development, and finance James. Additional experience includes over 10 years in the Banking industry with added knowledge of complex lending and financing. Within these years he has worked for some of the top Fortune 500 companies like J. P. Morgan Chase and New York Life Securities and Investments. His career experience was heavily used in his role as the Mayor Mike Rawlings appointee to The City of Dallas’ Housing Finance Corporation as a city wide representative. James serves on numerous community development driven boards such as, the Texas Association of Community Development Association, BcWorkshop, and the Trinity Park conservancy community development corporation. He is also a member of the advisory committee of the SMU’s West Dallas STEM School. James is a proud graduate of Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and has completed post-graduate studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. In 2017 James was award the Dallas Business Journal 40 under 40 award for his accomplishments in business. James’ greatest role is serving as Pastor of The Community Fellowship Church in West Dallas.