Bestselling Author & Innovator Wes Moore to Address BSU Commencement

Bowie State University to Welcome About 700 Graduates & Their Families

MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile

(BOWIE, Md.) — New York Times bestselling author, social entrepreneur and decorated Army combat veteran, Wes Moore will address about 700 Bowie State University graduates and their families at the spring commencement on Friday, May 15, 2020, at 10 a.m. at Bulldog Stadium.

Moore is passionate about examining the roles of education, mentoring and public service in the lives of American youth. He is CEO of Robin Hood, one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty forces that provides 200 of the best nonprofits with financial, real estate and management support. Before becoming CEO at Robin Hood, Moore was the founder and CEO at BridgeEdU, a national initiative to address the college completion and career placement crisis by reinventing freshman year for underserved students. He remains chairman of the BridgeEdU board of directors.

A decorated Army combat veteran, Moore is a recognized authority on the rise and ramifications of radical Islamism in the Western Hemisphere. He served as an Army paratrooper and captain in Afghanistan of the 82^nd Airborne Division. He spearheaded the American strategic support plan for the Afghan Reconciliation Program that unites former insurgents with the new Afghan government.

Following his military service, Moore became a White House Fellow and worked as a special assistant to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He later became an investment professional at Citigroup in New York, focusing on global technology and alternative investments.

An accomplished speaker and influential thought leader, Moore addressed the 2008 Democratic National Convention and the first 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. He wrote two instant New York Times-bestselling books, “The Other Wes Moore,” and “The Work,” has appeared in People magazine, the New York Times, Washington Post, CSPAN and MSNBC, among others. He was named one of Ebony magazine’s Top 30 Leaders Under 30 and one of New York’s top young business leaders by Crain’s New York Business.

Moore holds a Master of Letters from Oxford University, where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University. He also graduated Phi Theta Kappa from Valley Forge Military College.

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