Systems Entrepreneur. Author. Business & Next-Generation Strategist. TIME100 Philanthropy. EBONY Power 100.

Greg Weatherford II builds systems and ventures to solve complex problems.

For more than two decades, Greg has built businesses, organizations, and national initiatives across the private, public, and social sectors. His work spans entrepreneurship, sports, research, media, and philanthropy, with a consistent focus on solving complex challenges through innovative strategies, ventures, and initiatives.

Across his work, Greg takes a consistent approach: diagnose the problem, develop the strategy, bring together the right people and resources, and build solutions designed to create lasting value.

Greg currently serves as Managing Director of The Allstate Foundation & Social Impact, where he leads strategy and oversees eight figures in annual investments. His responsibilities span investment strategy, research, institutional partnerships and organizational leadership.

Throughout his career, Greg has built and operated entrepreneurial ventures, directed more than $150 million in strategic investments, developed, and scaled national initiatives, co-authored nationally representative research with Gallup, and executive produced award-winning media reaching more than one million viewers.

For his lifelong career in service, TIME recognized Greg as one of the 100 most influential philanthropists in the world. He was also named to the 2026 EBONY Power 100, recognizing some of the world’s most influential leaders and changemakers whose impact is shaping culture, industries, and communities.

Greg is the author of The Intentional Navigator, a practical operating system for approaching life and leadership with greater clarity, purpose, and intentionality.