About Nathaniel

Nathaniel is the Founder and Chief Equity Officer of the Atlanta-based nonprofit Partnership for Southern Equity. Before this role Mr. Smith served as Director of Partnerships and Research for Equitable Development at Emory University. His many acknowledgments include: National Congress for Community Economic Development (NCCED) Emerging Leaders Program; Outstanding Young Person of Atlanta Award in; Georgia Trend Magazine’s 40 under 40 list in (cover); Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Up and Comers” List in; Who’s Who in Black Atlanta publication as a “Champion of Diversity and Inclusion” and the Atlanta Business League as a “Man of Influence.”; Georgia Academy for Economic Development; and German Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) respectively, and 2012 Aspen Seminar.