BA and JD, Howard University, Washington DC. Formerly: Partner, Holland and Knight; 11 years as Member of the Georgia General Assembly, including two terms in the House of Representatives and 2002-09, in the Georgia State Senate, as Vice-Chairman, Senate Democratic Caucus. Currently serving second term as Mayor of the City of Atlanta; has increased core city services and reduced spending; has hired more than 900 police officers and created the largest force in the city's history, re-opened all of the city's recreation centres as safe havens for young people, and improved fire-rescue response times; has initiated a series of sweeping reforms to address the city's $1.5 billion unfunded pension liability. Former General Trustee and current Member, Board of Trustees, Howard University. Chairman: Transportation and Communications Committee, U.S. Conference of Mayors; Regional Transit Committee, Atlanta Regional Commission. Speaker at numerous national and international conferences, including the Aspen Ideas Festival, Chicago Ideas Week, New York Ideas, New Cities Summit, Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America, the Gathering of Leaders, and TEDCity2.0. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Howard University.