Ward Connerly
The founder and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a
not-for-profit organization that educates the public about problems
created by racial and gender preferences, Ward Connerly is a champion
of equal rights for everyone regardless of race, sex or ethnic background.
Connerly received national recognition when, as a member of the University
of California Board of Regents, he successfully led the struggle to
abolish an admission policy giving preferences to minority applicants.
Connerly is also President and CEO of Connerly and Associates, Inc., a housing and association management consulting firm he founded in 1973 with his wife, Ilene. His comprehensive knowledge of housing and development issues makes him one of the housing industry's top experts. Connerly's autobiography, Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences, was published in 2000.