Louis Hernandez Jr. is the founder, Managing Partner, CEO, and major investor of Black Dragon Capital. Mr. Hernandez is an award-winning entrepreneur, successful investor, philanthropist, advocate, and recognized speaker and author. He is a proven growth-oriented technology executive and investor with deep expertise in operational execution and results-driven performance across complex technical sectors, including financial services, digital platforms, e-commerce, and media technologies.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hernandez has focused on advancing technology initiatives that strengthen connections between individuals, organizations, and communities. His work in financial technology has helped create platforms that enable institutions to reach new audiences, modernize services, and build stronger relationships with the next generation of customers.

After more than 30 years of successfully operating, advising, and investing in companies at every stage of development, completing financings across both private and public markets, and advising boards, investors, and entrepreneurs, Mr. Hernandez founded Black Dragon Capital with a vision for a new generation of operationally driven private equity. The firm works closely with entrepreneurs and management teams to capture the energy and innovation that define successful technology ventures while applying a sophisticated transaction and investment approach.

Black Dragon Capital, founded over a decade ago by recognized financial technology leaders, is a multi-phased investment firm focused on disruptive technologies in high-growth industry segments that address significant industry challenges while strengthening economic stability within communities. The firm brings together deep operating experience, a collaborative investment model, and a track record of transforming companies and accelerating innovation.

Through this work, Mr. Hernandez has helped guide the development of technology platforms that expand financial access and modernize the delivery of financial services. His leadership supports initiatives like GenAspire that connect younger generations with financial institutions through digital banking tools and practical financial education designed to build lifelong financial capability.

Mr. Hernandez is a sought-after advisor to global organizations and governments. He has served on or advised boards of directors ranging from startup companies to trillion-dollar global enterprises, including HSBC, Infosys, and Edison, as well as numerous nonprofit organizations and hospitals.

He is the author of four books: Saving the American Dream, Too Small to Fail, The Storyteller’s Dilemma, and Digital Tsunami, and has written numerous articles on technology, economics, and leadership. Mr. Hernandez has been a featured guest on Fox Business, CNBC, ABC News, and Bloomberg TV discussing technology, globalization, and economic transformation.

He has been inducted into the Innovators Hall of Fame by Banking Technology News, named among the top innovators in financial technology, and has received numerous industry distinctions, including the IABM Impact Awards Visionary Leadership Award and the Honorary Exemplary CEO Award from Digital Studio India.

Mr. Hernandez’s lifelong commitment to youth development is reflected in both his philanthropic and educational leadership. Through his philanthropic organization, For A Bright Future Foundation, he supports expanded access to healthcare, education, the arts, youth athletics, and leadership development for underserved communities. This same mission also guides his work as founder and Chairman of Dragons Academy, a fully accredited one-to-one private school focused on advanced academic achievement, and Dragons Elite, one of the nation’s fastest growing youth athletic platforms. Together, these initiatives reflect Mr. Hernandez’s belief that every young person deserves the opportunity to succeed academically, personally, and financially.