Aug 20, 2017
Alfred Edmond Jr. is Senior Vice
President/Chief Content Officer of Black
Enterprise. He is a content leader, brand representative
and expert resource for all of the media platforms under the
Black Enterprise brand. Edmond is responsible for
overseeing editorial/content policies and enforcing quality
standards for all of the major franchises and partnerships of
Black Enterprise, including BlackEnterprise.com;
Black Enterprise magazine; the Our World with
Black Enterprise and Black Enterprise Business Report
television shows, live networking events, such as the Black
Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo, the Women of Power
Summit; and Now coming soon the Black Men Xcel
Summit
Prior to accepting his current
position, Edmond was Sr. VP/Multimedia Editor-at-Large of Black
Enterprise, overseeing content and circulation marketing for the
company, while also providing brand and content leadership across
media platforms.
During his tenure as chief editor
of BLACK ENTERPRISE
(beginning in 1995 when he was named executive editor), the
magazine’s circulation more than doubled to a rate base of 525,000
for 2008. In addition, the magazine earned nine Folio: Editorial
Excellence (Eddie) Awards in the business/finance consumer
magazines category, a Griot Award from the New York Association of
Black Journalists, and more than a dozen other editorial and
design awards under his leadership. An award-winning reporter and
editor, he has been recognized by TJFR Business News Reporter as
one of America’s 100 Most Influential Financial Journalists and was
named to the Folio: 40 list of the most influential people in the
magazine
industry by Folio: Magazine
Edmond appears regularly on television and nationally syndicated
radio, including serving as host of WVON 1690 Chicago’s The Urban
Business Roundtable weekly radio show; commentator on PBS’ Nightly
Business Report; contributor to American Express OPEN Forum,
The Doug Banks Show radio program; and guest expert on MSNBC’s Your
Business and CNN. Edmond is a nationally recognized expert on
business and economic trends and a highly sought-after public
speaker and moderator.