[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 34 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING DR. KNEELAND YOUNGBLOOD

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 27, 2015

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Dr. Kneeland Youngblood, a physician, businessman, and former 
presidential appointee, who will be recognized by the Texas Legislative 
Black Caucus on March 1 for his marked achievements and distinguished 
success as a prominent African-American business leader and 
compassionate and dedicated civil and public servant.
  Born from the town of Galena Park, Texas on December 13, 1955, Dr. 
Youngblood has led a remarkably storied life. After receiving his 
Bachelor of Arts in political science at Princeton University in 1978. 
During his studies at Princeton, Dr. Youngblood attended courses at 
Wamborough College in Oxford and the University of Stockholm in Sweden. 
He went on to earn his Medical Degree from the University of Texas 
Health Science Center in 1982. While at the University of Texas, he 
broadened his studies at the Cairo University Medical School.
  Dr. Youngblood completed his medical residency in emergency medicine 
at the Emory University School of Medicine and subsequently returned to 
Texas and began medical practice at the Medical Center of Plano. In 
1997, Dr. Youngblood left the medical profession and co-founded the 
Pharos Capital Group, LLC, which manages over $200 million in 
technology, business services, and healthcare company investments.
  During the Clinton Administration, Dr. Youngblood was appointed to 
the Board of Directors for the United States Enrichment Corporation 
charged with providing nuclear fuel to countries hoping to utilize 
nuclear power as a sustainable energy source. He took his work to South 
Africa in 1998 where he met Nelson Mandela and was inspired to pen From 
Sit-In to Soweto, the famous essay that details his reflection on time 
he spent as a student activist protesting South African businesses at 
Princeton to his work in South Africa. Furthermore, Dr. Youngblood was 
a part of First Lady Hillary Clinton's Health Care Task Force.
  Since then, Dr. Youngblood has served in various senior management 
roles for a plethora of corporations and organizations. Some of these 
notable organizations include: the Teacher Retirement System of the 
State of Texas; AMR Investments; Starwood Hotels & Lodging; Burger 
King, and The Gap.
  Please join me in recognizing Dr Kneeland Youngblood for his 
immeasurable contributions to the Dallas community, the great state of 
Texas, and to the legacy of African American entrepreneurship in 
America.

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