Taji Amani

Taji Amani relocated to his father’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland in 2016 after being born and raised in San Diego, California. In 2017, he transitioned from digital strategy into financial services, specifically microfinance, small business technical assistance and private wealth management. At BRED, Taji works with seasoned business owners who are transferring ownership of their businesses to their employees. Taji introduces these owners and employees to BRED and provides advice on the financial and governance considerations behind such succession planning. He also works with younger businesses that are committed to developing with a cooperative ownership structure.

Recognizing the relationship between the distribution of power in the private sector and that of the public sector, Taji is motivated by grassroots movements to realize economic democracy and deeper, political democracy. To that end, he worked on the board of the Cherry Hill Food Co-op initiative for over five years and he actively supports grassroots political parties and candidates that are independent of the two, major political parties. Taji likes to bike, jog, swim and play basketball. He has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations with a specialization in international political economy from Stanford University.

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