Alfred Edmond Jr.

Current

• Sr. VP/Editor-in-Chief, BlackEnterprise.com at Earl G. Graves Ltd.

Past

• Sr. VP/Editor-in-Chief, Black Enterprise Magazine at Earl G. Graves Ltd.
• VP/Executive Editor, Black Enterprise Magazine at Earl G. Graves Ltd.
• Managing Editor at Black Enterprise

• Senior Editor at Black Enterprise
• Business Editor at Black Enterprise
• Associate Editor at Black Enterprise
• Senior Editor at MBM/Modern Black Men Magazine
• Associate Editor at New York Daily Challenge Inc.
• Editor-in-Chief at Big Red News

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Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Company

Alfred Edmond Jr.’s Summary

Alfred Edmond Jr. is the editor-in-chief of BlackEnterprise.com and a senior vice president of Earl G. Graves Publishing Co. Inc., the web site’s parent company. He is responsible for the long-term planning and development of the web site's content, as well as the hiring and overall supervision of the editorial staff, which consists of editors, writers/bloggers, and contributing editors. Edmond sits on the BLACK ENTERPRISE editorial board and is also responsible for helping to set and enforce quality standards for the editorial content of the major franchises of Black Enterprise, including blackenterprise.com; Black Enterprise Magazine; the Black Enterprise Keys to a Better Life podcast series; live networking events such as the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference and the Women of Power Summit; and the Our World with Black Enterprise and Black Enterprise Business Report television shows.

Alfred Edmond Jr.’s Experience

• Sr. VP/Editor-in-Chief, BlackEnterprise.com

  Earl G. Graves Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

• Sr. VP/Editor-in-Chief, Black Enterprise Magazine

  Earl G. Graves Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  January 2000 — June 2008 (8 years 6 months)

• VP/Executive Editor, Black Enterprise Magazine

  Earl G. Graves Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  February 1995 — December 1999 (4 years 11 months)

• Managing Editor

  Black Enterprise

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  1992 — 1995 (3 years)

• Senior Editor

  Black Enterprise

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years)

• Business Editor

  Black Enterprise

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  August 1987 — 1990 (3 years)

• Associate Editor

  Black Enterprise

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  March 1987 — July 1987 (5 months)

• Senior Editor

  MBM/Modern Black Men Magazine

  (Publishing industry)

  January 1986 — January 1987 (1 year 1 month)

  A monthly fashion/lifestyle magazine targeting African-American males. I wrote five cover stories during my tenure, including profiles of jazz great Miles Davis, actor Clifton Davis, former mayors Tom Bradley (LA) and Marion Barry (DC) and baseball great Dave Winfield. MBM ceased publication in May 1987.

• Associate Editor

  New York Daily Challenge Inc.

  (Newspapers industry)

  1985 — 1986 (1 year)

  Black daily newspaper based in Brooklyn, NY

• Editor-in-Chief

  Big Red News

  (Newspapers industry)

  September 1983 — 1985 (2 years)

  Renamed the New York Beacon, this black weekly newspaper was based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Alfred Edmond Jr.’s Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

  Bachelors , Studio Art, Economics , 1978 — 1983

  Activities and Societies:

  Black Voice/Carta Boricua (Rutgers Campus Editor, 1980; Editor-in-Chief, 1981; Senior Editor, 1982); Rutgers University African Student Congress (Chairperson, 1982; Public Relations Committee Chairperson, 1983), The Daily Targum (Columnist, 1982-1983); Rutgers University Beta Psi Club; WRSU-FM (Black Expression)

Additional Information

Alfred Edmond Jr.’s Websites:

• My Company

Alfred Edmond Jr.’s Interests:

Books, bodybuilding/fitness, football, comic books (Make Mine Marvel!), social networking, mentorship, growing as a Christian, the advancement and financial empowerment of the black community, leadership, self-improvement, his kids and anything they're into.

Alfred Edmond Jr.’s Groups:

Member and former board member of the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME); screener/judging leader for ASME’s National Magazine (Ellie) Awards; member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ); lifetime and former board member of the New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ); member of the Rutgers University Alumni Association; lifetime and founding member of the Rutgers African American Alumni Alliance (RAAA); charter member of the NABJ Business Writers Task Force; member of the editorial advisory board of the Rutgers Alumni Magazine; trustee of the Bridge Street Church Preparatory School in Brooklyn, New York; board member of Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA); board member of Impact 21 Community Development Corp. in Rahway, N.J.; member of the board of visitors of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

•    Rutgers Alumni
•    BLACK ENTERPRISE
•    FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals
•    Blackenterprise.com
•    Black Enterprise Networked
•    The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development of Rutgers University (CUEED)

Alfred Edmond Jr.’s Honors:

During Edmond’s tenure as chief editor of BLACK ENTERPRISE, the magazine’s circulation more than doubled, to 525,000 for 2008. In addition, the BE has earned seven Folio: Editorial Excellence (Eddie) Awards in the business/finance consumer magazines category, a Griot Award from the NYABJ, and more than a dozen other editorial and design awards. Edmond appears regularly on television and nationally syndicated radio, and is a highly sought-after public speaker. An award-winning reporter and editor, Edmond has been recognized by TJFR Business News Reporter as one of America’s 100 Most Influential Financial Journalists. In 2000, Edmond was recognized with the New York Association of Black Journalist’s Chapter Service Award. Edmond is a 1996 inductee into the Long Branch (N.J) High School Distinguished Alumni Academic Hall of Fame, a 2005 inductee into the RAAA African American Alumni Hall of Fame, and a 2007 inductee into the Loyal Sons & Daughters of Rutgers.

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