Dominik Mjartan, the new CEO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners and executive vice president of Southern Bancorp, knows what it is like to crave a better life. He came to the U.S. from the former Czechoslovakia at the age of 16 with hopes of attaining the American Dream, a goal he now strives to make achievable for underbanked consumers. Mjartan emphasizes that the goals of serving the underbanked and running a profitable business are compatible. "Increasingly, the American Dream is out of reach for hardworking people," Mjartan said. CDFIs like his "are uniquely equipped to bring capital and financial development services into communities and ensure that capitalism works for everyone."