Randal
Randal, 34, is the founder, president and CEO of his fifth venture "BCT Partners," a multi-million dollar management, technology and policy consulting firm based in Newark, N.J., that works with corporations, government agencies, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Hightstown, N.J., he holds five academic degrees in engineering, business and technology including a B.S. from Rutgers University, an M.S. from the University of Oxford in England as a Rhodes Scholar, and an M.S., M.B.A. and Ph.D. from MIT. A former college championship track and field athlete, he has received numerous awards for his accomplishments as an entrepreneur and technologist including the National Society of Black Engineers "National Member of the Year." A Leadership New Jersey Fellow and Next Generation Leadership Fellow, Randal has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine and Ebony magazine in their "30 Leaders of the Future" issue. He is a proud member of First Baptist Church in Somerset, N.J., where he resides and is happily married to his wife Zahara.
What is your favorite music?
R&B, soul, hip-hop, and reggae. But, above all, I love slow jams!
What are your favorite books?
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
From the Browder File: 22 Essays on the African American Experience by Anthony T. Browder
Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun by Reginald Lewis with Blair S. Walker
How to Succeed in Business Without Being White by Earl G. Graves
The Pact by Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Remeck Hunt with Lisa Frazier Page
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. and Clayborne Carson
What are your favorite TV shows?
The Apprentice, ER, Law & Order, The Practice, Dateline NBC, 60 Minutes
Randal, 34, is the founder, president and CEO of his fifth venture "BCT Partners," a multi-million dollar management, technology and policy consulting firm based in Newark, N.J., that works with corporations, government agencies, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Hightstown, N.J., he holds five academic degrees in engineering, business and technology including a B.S. from Rutgers University, an M.S. from the University of Oxford in England as a Rhodes Scholar, and an M.S., M.B.A. and Ph.D. from MIT. A former college championship track and field athlete, he has received numerous awards for his accomplishments as an entrepreneur and technologist including the National Society of Black Engineers "National Member of the Year." A Leadership New Jersey Fellow and Next Generation Leadership Fellow, Randal has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine and Ebony magazine in their "30 Leaders of the Future" issue. He is a proud member of First Baptist Church in Somerset, N.J., where he resides and is happily married to his wife Zahara.
What is your favorite music?
R&B, soul, hip-hop, and reggae. But, above all, I love slow jams!
What are your favorite books?
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
From the Browder File: 22 Essays on the African American Experience by Anthony T. Browder
Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun by Reginald Lewis with Blair S. Walker
How to Succeed in Business Without Being White by Earl G. Graves
The Pact by Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Remeck Hunt with Lisa Frazier Page
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. and Clayborne Carson
What are your favorite TV shows?
The Apprentice, ER, Law & Order, The Practice, Dateline NBC, 60 Minutes