Richard America Jr.

Richard America has published on economic development, small and medium enterprise development in Africa, corporate philanthropy, and social marketing.

His books include: Developing the Afro-American Economy; Moving Ahead: Black Managers in American Business; The Wealth of Races (Editor); and Soul in Management: How African-American Managers Thrive in the Competitive Corporate Environment.

America has published in management journals including Harvard Business Review, worked for the Small Business Administration, US Department of Commerce, Bank of America, and Stanford Research Institute; taught at Georgetown University; and was director of Urban Programs at the University of California at Berkeley.