FAMU alumnus Bernard Kinsey will be the featured speaker for
Pepperdine University’s Dean’s Executive Leadership Series. This is
event is scheduled for October 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Villa Graziadio
Executive Center on the campus of Pepperdine University.
As a learned entrepreneur and philanthropist, Kinsey will provide
insights about taking action in both the public and private sectors.
Kinsey is a former Xerox executive and former chief operating officer
and co-chairman of Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA), now serves as president
and founder of management consulting firm KBK Enterprises, Inc. in
addition to overseeing The Kinsey Collection. He is a recognized expert
and leader in the field of urban revitalization and market development,
and as the leader of KBK Enterprises, provides advice and counsel to
senior-level executives in the public and private sectors, addressing
areas of communication, change management, business process
re-engineering and problem solving real issues.
Kinsey was called upon to lead the rebuilding efforts of Los Angeles
in his role at RLA, the revitalization entity formed after the 1992 Los
Angeles civil unrest. He was responsible for generating more than $380
million in investments from the private sector for inner city Los
Angeles.
In December 1995, Kinsey was appointed as Honorary Consul General by
the U.S. State Department and the Central African Republic. He has
counseled the governments of South Africa, Germany, England, and France
in economic development.
Kinsey has served as past president of the National Alumni Association for FAMU and helped raise more than $9 million for FAMU.
He completed the Executive MBA program at Pepperdine University’s
Graziadio School of Business and Management in 1973. He received his
bachelor’s degree from FAMU in 1967. He has received honorary doctorate
degree from FAMU and Alabama A&M University.