Danielle Sydnor
Danielle Sydnor is CEO of the
newly formed Rise Together Innovation Center a capstone of a larger, Franklin county-funded
strategic plan to help an estimated 400,000-plus county residents find paths
toward economic stability. Danielle worked in banking since 2002, including
National City Bank, MBNA and Bank of America, with experience in retail banking
and management experience in credit card sales, service and lending. Danielle
became licensed as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch in 2011. She
continues to draw from all her professional experiences to build genuine
relationships where clients, partners and the community can benefit.
Danielle is the outgoing President of the Greater
Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP). As President, Sydnor is responsible for fighting for the
equality of rights of all persons with a focus on eliminating racial hatred and
racial discrimination.
Sydnor holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the
University of Phoenix. She is a proud recipient of Crain’s Cleveland 2019 40 Under
40 and a graduate of the 2020 class of Leadership Ohio. Danielle is a native of
Sacramento, California. Her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1995. She has
two sons Noah and Giles.