Ralph B. Everett (born June 23, 1951) was President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
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, a leading
African American think tank, from 2007 until 2013.
A native of
Orangeburg, South Carolina, Everett graduated
Phi Beta Kappa from
Morehouse College
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, earned a
J.D. degree from
Duke University Law School, then became a lawyer in the 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, where he played a significant role in cable, broadcast and common carrier legislation.
In 1989, Everett became the first African American partner at the law firm of
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
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. 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.
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. and the Shenandoah Life Insurance Company.
Notes
External links
* Joint Center announces Everett's appointment to President (with official biography): https://web.archive.org/web/20061129194933/http://www.jointcenter.org/pressroom1/PressReleasesDetail.php?recordID=115
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1951 births
American chief executives
Duke University School of Law alumni
Living people
Morehouse College alumni
Paul Hastings partners
People from Orangeburg, South Carolina