Ronald N. Langston
Personal Information
- Spouse: Inga Bumbary-Langston
Education
Degrees from the University of Iowa, City University of New
York, and Harvard University
Current Profession
Principal, Langston Global Enterprises LLC, Des Moines, Iowa
Professional Experience
- National Director, U.S. Minority Business Development
Agency
- Vice President, Organizational and Administrative Management,
EMCO Manufacturing
- Director, Economic Development, Institute for Social and
Economic Development
- Director, National Markets, Principal Financial Group
- Vice President, Governmental Affairs, Greater Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce Federation
- Special Assistant, Office of Secretary, Congressional Affairs,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senate
- Legislative Research Analyst, Iowa General Assembly
Honors & Awards
- Iowa Literary Award
- Ronald H. Brown Economic Development Prism Award,Minorities
Magazine
- Asian Business Strategic Thinker Award
- National Diversity Gala Best Practice's Government Leader
Award
Present Civic Activities
- Global Entrepreneurship Initiative, United Negro College Fund
Special Program Corporation, Senior Fellow
- Villanova School of Business, Dean's Advisory Council
- Omega Psi Phi, fraternal Member
- Sigma Pi Phi, Fraternal Member
- African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
Past Civic Activities
- Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans, Past
Chairman
- Iowa Department of Transportation, State Commissioner
- Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) conference at
Mauritius (2002) and Senegal (2005), Delegate
- American Council of Young Political Leaders, to West Germany,
France, NATO, Belgium, Delegate
- George Washington University Health Advisory Committee on
Africa, Member