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are both proud parents of their daughter,
Amira. Randal firmly believes that “for
those to whom much is given, much is
expected,” so throughout his endeavors, he
places great emphasis on his desire to give
back to the community.
Dr. Pinkett is the author of Campus CEO:
The Student Entrepreneur’s Guide to
Launching a Multimillion-Dollar Business
and No-Money Down CEO: How to Start
Your Dream Business with Little or No
Cash.” Here, he talks about his latest book,
Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-
Changing Strategies to Achieve Success
and Find Greatness.”
Corzine’s official shortlist as a potential
running mate for Lieutenant Governor.
A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Pinkett holds five
degrees including: a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from Rutgers University,
where he competed as a high jumper, long
jumper, and captain of the men’s track and
field team; a M.S. in Computer Science
from the University of Oxford in England;
and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering, MBA,
and Ph.D. from MIT. Most notably, he’s
still the only African-American-winner of
Donald Trump’s reality-TV show, “The
Apprentice.”
Born in Philadelphia and raised in New
Jersey, Dr. Pinkett is a proud member of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
and attends First Baptist Church in
Somerset, NJ, where he resides. He is hap-
pily married to his wife, Zahara, and they
kam williams: Hi Randal, thanks for
another interview. How have you been?
Randal Pinkett: Great! Great. I appreciate
this opportunity to reconnect.
Dr. randal Pinkett
kw: Same here. I really enjoyed “Black
Faces in White Places.” Why did you write
the book?
RP: The book is a reflection both of my
own experiences and of those of many other
African-Americans, particularly folks who
have progressed in their careers. Although I
was born in Philadelphia, I was raised in
East Windsor, NJ, a predominantly-white
suburb where we were among a handful of
black families. That trajectory has contin-
ued in my careers in college, grad school
and as an entrepreneur in corporate America
where I have found myself one of a few, if
not the only, person of color. Anyone who
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