Businesswoman, entrepreneur, educator, ambassador, author, mentor and Presidential Special Appointee, Janice Bryant Howroyd is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Act 1 Group, a global leader providing customized cutting edge solutions in the human resources industry. The Act 1 Group is a multi billion dollar (USD) award winning, international Talent and Talent Technology enterprise with multiple divisions that each service unique areas of employment and provide talent management solutions. She is listed as #34 in Forbes list of America's Richest Self Made Women. In 2014, Mrs. Bryant Howroyd was recognized by Black Enterprise as the first black woman to own and operate a billion dollar company. She was BET's first ever BET Honors Entrepreneur of the Year and has received Black Enterprise's Business of the Year award. In 2013, she was appointed a USA Ambassador of Energy at the White House. In May of 2016 Janice received a key Presidential appointment by President Barack Obama as a member of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.