Management Profile

Fred W. McKinney, Ph.D. - President

Dr. McKinney is the President of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC).  The GNEMSDC is a not for profit organization based in Hamden Connecticut whose mission is to significantly increase procurement opportunities for certified minority business enterprises. 

Dr. McKinney is also an adjunct faculty member of the University of Connecticut, School of Business where he teaches finance and economics.  Dr. McKinney is also a partner with the economic consulting firm of BJM Solutions, LLC.  BJM Solutions is an economic consulting company specializing in financial and housing market analysis. 

Dr. McKinney earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in economics in 1983 and is the first African American male to receive a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.  Dr. McKinney earned his B.A. degree in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1976. 

Dr. McKinney served on the Council of Economic Advisors in 1977-1978 during the Carter Administration.  Dr. McKinney taught full-time at Brandeis University, Florence Heller School for Advanced Studies in Social Policy Analysis (1983-1987).  From 1987-1999, Dr. McKinney was a full-time faculty member at the University of Connecticut School of Business.   In 2004, Dr. McKinney was appointed by Governor M. Jodi Rell to serve on the Task Force for Procurement Reform for the State of Connecticut. 

Dr. McKinney has served on many boards of directors, and is the former Chairman of the Board of the Gateway Community College Foundation.  He was a director at Connecticut Motor Club (AAA) (2004-2007). He is a director at the Fairfield County Community Foundation where he serves as co-chair of the distribution committee. Dr. McKinney is director at The Community’s Bank of Bridgeport.  He is also a member of the Greater New Haven Regional Leadership Council.  Dr. McKinney also serves as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Advisory Committee.