THE MU LAMBDA BROS’ CORNER

Brother Randall Clarke has over twenty years of experience leading complex real estate development projects. Currently, Randall is the Executive Director of the Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority (WRLRA) in the office of the District of Columbia’s Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED). In this role he is responsible for the acquisition and redevelopment of 66 acres at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus in Washington, DC. Over seven years since his appointment by Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Randall has completed multiple complex transactions on the campus, leading to the construction of over 1,000 new housing units and public amenities.

Prior to joining DMPED, Randall worked in private sector commercial real estate focusing on retail development, leasing and acquisition. Randall was an Area Real Estate Manager with McDonalds responsible for new sites in the District, Southern Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley. Randall also assisted Walgreens with its Mid-Atlantic expansion. Randall started his career in real estate consulting with Jones Lang LaSalle, specializing in public/private real estate development.

Randall was a member of the project team that advised the Army on the $3 billion privatization of military housing at Fort Meade, MD.

Randall has also been committed to serving his community. Randall served as a citizen member of the WRLRA advisory committee for nearly a decade, helping to develop the campus reuse plan.

He was also a board member of the Emory Beacon of Light CDC, a faith-based nonprofit that provides affordable housing as well as transitional housing and employment for people experiencing homelessness in the Georgia Avenue corridor. Randall is a past President, Vice President and Economic Development Chair of the Brightwood Community Association and served on the LAMB Public Charter School Facilities Committee, assisting with the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the school’s permanent campus. Randall has been a guest speaker or panelist for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative Conference, Association of Defense Communities, Urban Land Institute, Washington DC Bar Real Estate Committee, Georgetown Law School, Georgetown Master’s in Real Estate, Howard University Real Estate and SEO Career.

Randall is a graduate of the Howard University School of Business and earned an MBA from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Randall, his wife Vanessa, and daughter Eliana live in Ward 4 in the District of Columbia.