Ralph B. Everett

Ralph B. Everett (b. 1951-06-23) is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a leading African American think tank. [cite web
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A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Everett graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse College, earned a law degree from Duke University Law School, then became a lawyer in the [http://www.nclabor.com/ North Carolina Department of Labor] in Raleigh, North Carolina.

In 1982, Everett was appointed the Democratic staff director and minority chief counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, becoming the first African American to head the staff of a Senate committee. In 1986, he was named Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the full committee [cite web
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In 1989, Everett became the first African American partner at the law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-11-05] In 1998 he was appointed as U.S. Ambassador to the International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Minneapolis. That year he also led the U.S. delegation to the ITU’s second World Telecommunication Development Conference in Malta. [cite web
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Everett has served on several boards, including those of the National Urban League and the Center for National Policy. As of early 2007, he was on the boards of directors for Cumulus Media Inc. [cite web
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title = SHENANDOAH LIFE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEMBER RALPH EVERETT ELECTED AS THE JOINT CENTER’S PRESIDENT AND CEO
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External links

* Joint Center announces Everett's appointment to President (with official biography): http://www.jointcenter.org/pressroom1/PressReleasesDetail.php?recordID=115

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