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J. David Washington

David Washington is an entrepreneur, and motivational coach. He is most widely recognized for his work in the field of business consulting services, mortgage banking and private real estate investing, and personal development training.

In May of 2002 Mr. Washington became the President and CEO of Forbes Capital Group, Inc. a firm which provides commercial and residential mortgages, real estate consulting, and business consulting services. Prior to Forbes Capital Group, Inc.; J. David Washington held the position of President and CEO of Washington Global Management, Inc. for 12 years. Washington Global Management provided technology consulting services, technical staffing and software training to Fortune 500 companies. A few clients of Washington Global Management were AT&T, Bankers Trust, Chase Bank, Chubb Advance Training, Johnson & Johnson, Market Measures, Nabisco Foods, Saint Barnabas Healthcare System, and Mellon Bank, New York Life.

Before founding Washington Global Management, Inc. Mr. Washington worked in the financial services industry in Manhattan at Goldman Sachs, Security Settlement Corporation, Irving Trust Bank, Fidelity Investments, Dean Witter Reynolds, and Citibank. It was on Wall Street where David Washington gained a valuable respect for capitalism and what it can offer the individual that owned and operated a viable business. In October of 1987, Mr. Washington decided to leave the prestigious firm of Goldman Sachs to build a network marketing financial sales organization, where he became Senior Vice President with Citibank’s Primerica Division at the age of 26. At Primerica, Mr. Washington obtained extensive sales management experience that gave him the opportunity to build an award winning sales team and a comfort level in addressing small classrooms to stadium sized audiences. Mr. Washington appeared nationally on ALWTV providing motivation and national sales training to Primerica’s corporate sales force.

In 1991 he changed the direction of his company from financial services to technology consulting services, and took advantage of the DOS to Microsoft Windows Conversion Wave; a decision that proved to be worth millions to the Washington Global Management, Inc. It was through the building of WGM that he gained broader leadership abilities, business experience, marketing, senior management, and public speaking skills. In 1995 Mr. Washington went international with his experience and conducted life skill training workshops in Port Elizabeth South Africa which was the fulfillment of one of his lifetime dreams.

Outside of the business arena Mr. Washington devotes time, talent, energy, and resources developing Rites of Passage Programs, and comprehensive youth initiatives targeted for urban youth, which provide counselors, mentors, life skills training, tutors, and activities to at risk youth that aid in increasing a higher quality of life and alternatives to criminal pathologies. Motivating and inspiring citizen’s of the world to live up to their innate God given potential is one of Mr. Washington’s lifelong daily goals. Mr. Washington’s chief message revolves around the guiding paradigm of spiritual connectedness, personal development, and economic wellness.

Mr. Washington has held various positions in the community. He was the Founder and President of the Genesis Investment Group, Inc., Board of Director for Grace Fellowship Foundation, Inc. Advisor to the Alliance of Black Telecommunications Workers, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens Chairperson for Economic Development (Project Noah), and Life Skills Coordinator for the Renaissance Development Corporations Brothers Working Together and Men of Tomorrow Program. Mr. Washington is an active member of the Professional Business Financial Network (PBFN), International Coaching Federation, and the National Sales Network (NSN). Former Board Member of Grace Development Corporation, and Mission You, Inc.

Mr. Washington majored in International Business at Pace University. He also studied at the University of Maryland Far Eastern division in Japan while enlisted in the United States Air Force where he was Honorably Discharged in 1983.

James David Washington is forever married to his wife Yolanda and they are the thrilled parents of Kharima ,Ashley, and Malachi.