Born: in Iowa City, Iowa
Children: One child
Education: BA in Economics/Sociology at Brown University (Valedictorian) in 1988; MA with Honors in Public Administration at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1992; J.D. at Harvard Law School in 1992; Honorary Doctoral Degrees from Philander Smith College (2022), LeMoyne-Owen College (2015), Dillard University (2012), Cheyney University (2011), Howard University (2010), Winston-Salem State University (2009), Westfield State College (2009), Tougaloo College (2007)
Employment/Military Record: Owner of The Roasting Plant Coffee Roastery; Co-Founder of A-Frame Brands; Founder of The Pierce and Hill Harper Arts Foundation; Founder and Chairman of The Black Wall Street Holdings, Inc.; Founder of The Manifest Your Destiny Foundation; Owner of Commercial and Residential Rental Properties; Co-owner of The International House Hotel;US Marine Corps OCS, Platoon Leaders Class 1, Honors Graduate in 1986
Community Activities: Current and Former Executive Boards on Musical Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., National Black Bank Foundation, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, California State Summer School Arts Foundation, City Year Los Angeles, Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion Grassroots Advisory Board; Union National Board of Directors for SAG/AFTRA; NAACP Life Member (7-time NAACP Image Award Winner); Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.