Welcoming New Board Member: André V. Chapman, MA
André V. Chapman is a purpose driven executive, founder, and CEO with more than 30 years’ experience in private, public, and non-profit sectors, driving organizational strategy, transformation, impact, and diversified growth. He is a national ESG expert with a deep passion for creating innovative, impactful initiatives, to address complex business challenges.
Building his early career in high-tech, developing, and leading high-performance teams led to his entrepreneur spirit. As founded, André led The Unity Care Group Inc. through decades of strategic growth providing education, employment, housing, and mental health services to 7500+ clients annually growing revenues from $0 to a budget of $18M. André is an innovator and problem solver having developed a continuum of supportive housing, spearheaded market and revenue diversification completing two acquisitions, and service expansion across Northern California.
André is a visionary leader with a keen eye for great opportunities disguised as unforeseen risk. André founded the Silicon Valley Black Leadership Kitchen Cabinet, a network of community, corporate and government entities to address the economic and social inequalities impacting the Black Community. Leading to the first Black centered Medical Clinic in Silicon Valley.
André recognized the radical impact of Covid-19 and launched Covid19Black, a California statewide health initiative aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus. André created a network of 1,000+ strategic partners, from the NFL to California’s Surgeon General to decrease the transmission and strengthen the community’s overall health and well-being. The platform was then leveraged nationally.
André has undertaken his most audacious endeavor by tackling the public health crisis of homelessness among former foster youth. As Founder and CEO of Fostering Promise, his commitment is clear: ensuring no young person ages out of foster care without a safe place to call home and the hope for a promising future. His strategic leadership is evident as he spearheads advocacy and public policy efforts across California.
André is recognized nationally for his stakeholder advocacy and serves on multiple boards. He is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Andre’ has received numerous awards honoring his decades of leadership, dedication, and community involvement.
In 2022, he received the Champion for Youth Award by East Oakland Youth Development Center, The Patricia Gardner Changemaker Award by Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits. In 2023 he received the Greg Ranstrom Network Leadership Award by American Leadership Forum (ALF) Silicon Valley, and selected as One of the 15 Most Influential Black Leaders of Silicon Valley by Spotlight Media. He received the 2023 Community Service Award by the Housing Industry Foundation and was the 2023 Wall of Fame Honorary by the Silicon Valley Capital Club.
André is a published author releasing his book “Roses in Concrete: Giving Foster Children the Future They Deserve”. André is a husband and proud father of 6 young adults, speaks sign language and in his spare time loves to play golf, travel, and ski.
