Dr. Randal Pinkett

Dr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and scholar. He is the managing partner, co-founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, a global multimillion-dollar research, training, consulting, technology, and data analytics firm. BCT’s mission is to provide insights about diverse people that lead to equity. The company 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 and Inclusion, the Black Enterprise BE 100 list as one of the nation’s largest African American-owned businesses, and the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

Randal is an expert in several areas relating to emerging technologies, “big data” analytics, social innovation, culture, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and is a regular contributor on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox Business News. An international public speaker, he is the author and co-author of several books, including “Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” “Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness,” “Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There,” “Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur’s Guide to Launching a Multimillion-Dollar Business,” and “The No-Money Down CEO: How to Start Your Dream Business with Little or No Cash.”

Dr. Pinkett holds five academic degrees including a BS in electrical engineering from Rutgers University; an MS in computer science from the University of Oxford in England; and an MS in electrical engineering and an MBA and PhD from MIT. Most notably, he was the first and only African American to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at Rutgers University. He was inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame as a former high jumper, long jumper, sprinter, and captain of the men’s track and field team at Rutgers, and he was the winner of NBC’s hit reality television show, “The Apprentice.”

A lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Randal is happily married to Natasha Williams-Pinkett and the proud father of two daughters, Amira and Aniyah, and two sons, Jaz and Marquis.