14 Facts About Bill Bynum

William J Bynum was born in East Harlem in New York City.

Bill Bynum's parents were from North Carolina and when Bynum was five years old, his family left New York to return to North Carolina, settling in Bynum.

Bill Bynum attended the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Bill Bynum started as journalism major and shifted to psychology and political science, earning a double major.

Bill Bynum considered attending law school, and was accepted to the University of North Carolina's law school, but began working for a labor organization, which instilled his interest in employment and labor rights.

Bill Bynum eventually began working for Center for Community Self-Help, helping to build the new business with the help of a $77 loan from local manufacturing workers.

In 1994, Bill Bynum was contacted by George Penick, director of the Foundation For The Mid-South.

Bill Bynum had been inspired after hearing Winter lecture in North Carolina, and found the work Winter and Penick were doing in Mississippi interesting.

When Bynum joined a local church, the pastor Jeffery A Stallworth, MDiv, BCC had the idea to start a credit union.

Bill Bynum would spend his day working at the Enterprise Corporation and his free time working on the credit union project.

Bill Bynum is on the board of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Aspen Institute, in addition to other organizations.

In 2020, Bill Bynum was named to the Joe Biden presidential transition team to support transition efforts related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

In 2008, Bill Bynum was awarded the University of North Carolina's Distinguished Alumnus Award.

In 2021, Bill Bynum received the 26th Annual Heinz Award for the Economy.