Bruce Cole Email & Phone Number

South Carolina, United States

Design curricula and create programming to strengthen MBA real estate students’ career prospects.

Foundation and think tank focused on elimination of economic and health disparities in South Carolina’s communities of color through applied empowerment economics.• Develop resources to support high-potential African American-owned businesses

Columbia, South Carolina, Us

Develop real estate-centric growth strategies for public, private and government entities.

Columbia, South Carolina, Us

Prepared undergraduates for careers in the global economy by delivering business courses leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Taught undergraduate-level courses in business including Introduction to Finance, Case Studies in Corporate Finance and Foundations of Capitalism. Founded the Richard T. Greener Institute for Social Policy Research, a think tank that performs research and develops programs to close wealth gap between black and white America.

The Boston Rental Housing Association, was the leading multi-family investor advocacy organization in New England, offering funding, training and advisory services to its 300 members and clients. Raised $4 million to rehabilitate abandoned multifamily properties for the Massachusetts Housing Court. Advised bi-partisan legislative committee convened by then-Governor Mitt Romney on disposition of John B. Hynes Convention Center. Outcome allowed the elimination of a five million dollar state subsidy and satisfied the needs of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and businesses and residents in the Back Bay community.

Boston, Ma, Us

John Hancock Financial Services is a leading financial services company offering life insurance and investment products to a global clientele. Led reengineering effort that generated $200 million in corporate-wide savings. Supported company’s demutualization and successful initial public offering.

The Boston Public Library is the oldest public library in the United States, second in size only to the Library of Congress. With a staff of 20 professionals, led turnaround of 175 year old institution, including repositioning $40 million endowment, overseeing $20 million renovation of the historic McKim Building, remediating $10 million in flood damage, creating customer-friendly public service platform and transitioning financial systems to PeopleSoft enterprise package.

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Subscriber Technologies provided productivity enhancement solutions to hi-tech firms operating in cable television, telecommunications and electronic commerce space. Developed software procurement procedure based on function point analysis, saving a telecommunications client an estimated $100 million in software costs. Helped develop nation’s first business incubators dedicated to the commercialization of defense and space technologies (wireless and high-speed network communications platforms). Published nation’s first book on electronic commerce.

Managed financial functions for nation’s first interactive TV start-up funded by CNBC, Dun & Bradstreet, Group Videotron and TCI Cable supporting company’s pre-IPO gameplan.

Dallas, Tx, Us

AT&T Communications was the result of the 1984 divestiture of the company’s historic monopoly. Ran $50 million product line including transcontinental services (Switched Transit) and international telecommunications facilities (TAT-8 and HAW4/TCP3). Responsible for deployment and sale of services, billing and customer service and ensuring profitability through management of interdepartmental resources. Generated $25 million in incremental sales through facilities upgrades, innovative pricing arrangements and targeted promotional packages. Ran Western Regional finance organization, renegotiating $100 million in facilities contracts. Led San Francisco customer support center overseeing 5 service teams with 75 technicians for San Francisco's leading commercial clients.

Ph.D., Planning, Design And The Built Environment

Mba, Finance, Marketing

Ms, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

High School Diploma