Founder & CEO of the Ron Brown Scholar Fund, a 501C3 public charity originally focused upon advancing the impact of low-income African-American students through leadership, personal/professional growth and service to others. The Ron Brown Scholar Program which has awarded $19.6 million in college scholarships to low-income African-American students relies heavily upon volunteers and Program alumni who mentor new Scholars over a life-time. The Program is now host for three initiatives: The signature Ron Brown Scholarship, The Ron Brown Leaders Network (a career development program), and The Guided Pathway Support Program (GPS) which is a college access portal for high school juniors an