Franklin Anderson co-founded and led Cleveland's Hough Area Community Development Corporation (HADC).
Before coming to HBS, Anderson served as chairman of the Cleveland chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He allegedly turned down the highest-paying job offer made to any member of the Class of 1971 to return to community development work.
He is the retired chair of the board of Custom Molders, Inc., of Durham, North Carolina.
