Profile: Earl W. Stafford – serial entrepreneur and philanthropist

Earl W. Stafford – serial entrepreneur and philanthropist

Earl W. Stafford is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and the founder and CEO of The Wentworth Group, LLC., which he launched in 2008.

The Wentworth Group, based in Virginia, is a private equity and consulting firm provides investment, financial and business support services to the small business community offering services that can help the small businesses gain access to capital.

Prior to founding The Wentworth Group, Stafford had served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UNITECH, an award-winning training and simulation technology solutions company, which he founded and led from 1988 to 2009.

Stafford is also the founder and chairman of The Stafford Foundation, a faith-based, non-profit organization focused on providing support and assistance to the underserved, the marginalized, the socially and economically distressed through programs that provide health, education and training.

The Stafford foundation is is well-known for “The People’s Inaugural Project,” which transported and facilitated more than 400 disadvantaged and underserved individuals to Washington D.C. for a three-day, deluxe celebration of President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009.

Earl W. Stafford is an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and the Southern Illinois University, where he earned his MBA. He is a graduate of the Owner/President Management executive program at the Harvard Business School and he currently serves on the Boards of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Venture Philanthropy Partners and the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.