Scholars' Library: Randal Pinkett on 'Campus CEO'

In our February event, Dr Randal Pinkett (New Jersey & Keble 1994) will discuss his book Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur's Guide to Launching a Multi-Million-Dollar Business.

Dr Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, innovator, speaker, author, media personality and DEI expert who is leading the way in business, technology and equity for all. He is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, a global, multimillion-dollar research, training, consulting, technology and data analytics firm whose mission is to transform lives, accelerate equity and create lasting change. BCT has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms, Ernst & Young as EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Manage HR Magazine as a Top 10 Firm for Diversity & Inclusion, the Black Enterprise BE100s list of the nation’s largest Black-owned businesses, and the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

A regular contributor on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox Business News, Dr Pinkett is an international public speaker and author of several books including Black Faces in High Places, Black Faces in White Places, Data-Driven DEI, Campus CEO and No-Money Down CEO. He holds five degrees in electrical engineering, computer science and business administration from Rutgers, Oxford and a Ph.D. from MIT. Most notably, he was the first and only African American to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at Rutgers; he was inducted to the Academic All-America Hall of Fame as a former Rutgers track and field athlete; and he was the winner of NBC’s hit reality television show, The Apprentice.

Born in Philadelphia and raised in New Jersey, Dr Pinkett is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and First Baptist Church in Somerset, NJ, where he resides with his family, including a daughter and two sons. Dr Pinkett firmly believes that 'for those to whom much is given, much is expected', so throughout his endeavours, he places great emphasis on his responsibility to give back to the community.