Earl W. Stafford, Sr. (born May 14, 1948) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder of The Stafford Foundation, and was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in 2010.
He is the founder and former CEO of Unitech, a training and simulation technology manufacturer, and is the founder and CEO of The Wentworth Group, LLC, a private-equity and financial consulting firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia.[citation needed]
He is also known for "The People's Inaugural Project", which brought more than 400 disadvantaged and underserved individuals to Washington D.C. for a three-day, deluxe celebration of President Barack Obama's inauguration. In February 2015, President Obama appointed him to serve as a member of the board of trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[1]