John Harrison is a Jackson native with a love of the City and commitment to service. John Harrison is currently a Principal and CFO of Culleywood Capital, a CDFI-certified loan fund in Jackson that supports access to capital, job creation, and community development activities for underserved people and businesses in the Greater Mississippi Delta. Culleywood has deployed over $300 million through a variety of financial products to community projects and small businesses throughout the Southeast. Prior to Culleywood, John Harrison served as the Executive Director of a kindergarten to 8th grade school in Harlem, New York.

In addition to serving on the JRA Board, he also serves on the board of We Will Go Ministries, a non-profit serving the Farish Street community and surrounding neighborhoods. John Harrison is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis.