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Calvin Leonard Butts, Jr. (born Oct 30, 1979), is an American businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, board member, marketer and investor.

Early Life and Education
Butts, Jr. was born in Savannah, Georgia, to father, Sparta, Georgia native, Dr. Calvin L. Butts, Sr. Dr. Butts is a graduate of Savannah State University and University of Cincinnati Medical School. He was an internist and diabetes specialist. Butts, Jr.’s mother, Cathy Thompson Butts, is a Cincinnati, Ohio native. He has two siblings, brothers Craig and Louis Jenkins.

A high school basketball player, Butts, Jr. graduated from Hershel V Jenkins High School, before applying to and being accepted into Hampton University in 1998. As a student, Butts, Jr. majored in Management Information Systems and graduated in 2002. Butts, Jr. then furthered his executive education by attending Harvard Business School in 2011 and 2014 where he studied digital marketing and health care delivery. Calvin also earned an Executive MBA from Fox School of Business Management and Management at Temple University.

Corporate Career
Butts, Jr.’s professional journey started in August 1999 as an INROADS intern at the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, before transitioning to a sales representative position with Eli Lilly. In 2011, he joined Communications Media Inc. (CMI), where he offered strategic services to bring clients an added resource, and ensured overall service was exceeding expectations with innovative and strategic ideas. After a career in sales and marketing, Butts, Jr. was named PharmaVoice Top 100 in 2013. In 2014, he founded ConnectIN, a consulting and relationship company in the pharmaceutical industry. The following year, he was recognized by NJBIZ as one of their “Forty Under 40” awards program. The award program is produced by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s business news publication. He currently serves as vice president of agency partnerships at BioPharm Communications, a communications and marketing firm in the pharmaceutical industry.

Entrepreneurial Career
As a serial entrepreneur, Butts, Jr. oversees several businesses in executive roles, including his roles as co-founder of luxury vacation rental brand Getaway Society, general partner for Black-owned private equity firm East Chop Capital, president of CB3 Holdings, an angel investment group looking to learn and support people and their dreams, and managing partner  of McKinley Carter Enterprises, LLC, a real estate investment company with more than $11M in assets under management.

Philanthropic Commitment
Butts, Jr. serves as a board member for several organizations, including CE Health Interactive, Princeton HealthCare System, and board of trustees member for his alma mater Hampton University.

Personal Life
Calvin L. Butts, Jr. is married to Hampton University alum April Butts of Clifton, Va., with whom they have three children, Carmen, Cailyn and Calvin L. Butts III.