Background
Everett, Ralph Bernard was born on June 23, 1951 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Francis Gordhandas Sunderdas and Alethia (Hilton) Everett.
Everett, Ralph Bernard was born on June 23, 1951 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Francis Gordhandas Sunderdas and Alethia (Hilton) Everett.
A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Everett graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse College, earned a law degree from Duke University Law School, then became a lawyer in the North Carolina Department of Labor in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Administrative assistant North Carolina Department Labor, 1976—1977. Legislation assistant Office of Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Washington, 1977—1982. Minority chief counsel, staff director United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation, 1983—1987, chief counsel, staff director, 1987—1989.
Partner Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, 1989—2006. President, Chief Executive Officer Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, since 2007. Board directors Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, Cumulus Media Inc.
Member advisory board Norfolk Southern Corporation, Washington, 1991. Life member board visitors Duke University School Law. Former member President's Board Advisers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Head United States Delaware to World Telecommunications Conference, 1998. United States ambassador to 1998 International Telecommunications Union Plenipotentiary Conference. Former board trustees Science Museum Virginia.
Former trustee National Urban League, New York City, 1990, former board directors, Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, 92. Senate liaison Clinton/Gore Presidential Campaign, Washington, 1992. Former member Congressional Award Foundation, McLean, Virginia, since 1993.
Former member Federal City Council. With Pfizer Health Policy Advisory Board, United States, Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute Advisory Council, United Negro College Fund, member Federal Communications Commission Advisory Committee Diversity Communications Digital Age, American Telephone & Telegraph Company's Consumer Advisory Panel, National Coalition Black Civic Participation, Black Leadership Forum, Commission Engage African Americans Climate Change. Member of Economic Club Washington, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married Gwendolyn Harris, June 22, 1974.