Cassius Butts

Chairman & CEO, Capital Fortitude Business Advisors

Cassius F. Butts is an accomplished business executive with over 20 years of private and public sector experience. He brings a unique skill set in having served in leadership roles with Bank of America, Fleet Bank and two presidential administrations. He is the chairman and co-founder of Capital Fortitude Business Advisors (CFBA), a boutique management-consulting firm located in Atlanta, GA with satellite relationships in Orlando, FL and Washington, DC. CFBA offers strategic management, access to capital and communication services. CFBA is also a strategic partner with The American Express Open Forum series.

In 2016, Cassius accepted the prestigious role as Executive In Residence at The J. Mack Robinson College of Business with Georgia State University (GSU). As an Executive In Residence, he focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives. In addition, this non-academic role also helps to develop public/private sector relationships with entities such as, The Libra Group, Microsoft and FedEx to name a few. Additionally, Cassius continues to serve as an equity partner with EQ Labs, Inc., which produces the natural energy beverage, Last Shot®.