Hargins is a graduate of CHS from 2002 and went on to financial, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic pursuits, now helping to feed the world through his “Crop Swap” in Los Angeles. From his expansive education, including the University of Chicago, to La Universidad de Sevilla in Spain, to Columbia University in New York, and the African American Board Leadership Institute of Los Angeles, Hargins has been an options trader, worked in Brazil, served in education in Los Angeles and has founded and run business and non-profit entities. The mission of his “Crop Swap LA” is to create sustainable jobs and local, nutrient-rich food in communities affected by food insecurity. Hargins has been a lecturer for Workshops on Urban Farming for Survival and served as a consultant for the New Green Deal for Mayor Garcetti of Los Angeles. Hargins has received many awards from the city of Los Angeles and has served as a Lemann Fellow. Hargins is married to Ginnia, and they have two children, Triana and Zia.
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