Richard America

Professor America has published on economic development in distressed areas, small and medium enterprise development in Africa, corporate philanthropy in communitydevelopment, and social marketing and community revitalization. His books include: Developing the Afro-American Economy; Moving Ahead: Black Managers in American Business; The Wealth of Races (Editor); Paying the Social Debt; Philanthropy and Economic Development (Editor); and Soul in Management: How African American Managers Thrive in the Competitive Corporate Environment. He has published in Harvard Business Review and other management and policy journals.

Professor America has consulted on public affairs and economic development. He has also worked for the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bank of America, and Stanford Research Institute. He has been an adjunct lecturer at the McDonough School of Business, and was a Lecturer and Director of Urban Programs at the Business School at the University of California at Berkeley, and Visiting Lecturer at Stanford Business School.

Companies

• Professor of the Practice, Emeritus Georgetown University School of Business (2012)
• Principal americaconsulting (1996)
• Professor of the Practice Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business (1999 — 2012)
• Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Program Manager, and Director of Program Evaluation US Small Business Administration (1980 — 1997)
• Director of Capital Development - MBDA U S Department of Commerce (1978 — 1980)
• Consultant House Committee on Banking (1976 — 1976)
• Consultant Congressional Budget Office (1976 — 1976)
• Consultant Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (1972 — 1973)
• Lecturer Stanford Graduate School of Business (1970 — 1972)

Education

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) Harvard Business School
• Bachelor of Science (BS) Penn State University