Solution Grove - Early ACS pioneer competing on The Apprentice

Early ACS pioneer competing on The Apprentice

Randal Pinkett (MIT S.M., M.B.A. '98, Ph.D. '02), an entrepreneur and founder of BCTPartners, is one of 18 contestants on this season's Apprentice, most of whom were hand-picked by Trump to appear on the show.

Randal was an early user of the ArsDigita Community System (ACS) which has evolved into OpenACS, the core of Solution Grove's products. For his dissertation for his Ph.D. from MIT, Randal used the community tools to created a website that addressed the digital divide and improved the quality of life for low-income residents.

MIT Press Release: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2000/roxbury.html
Camfield Estates: http://www.camfieldestates.net/community/
Links to numerous academic articles, books and presentations on this work: http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~rpinkett/papers/

Solution Grove has worked with BCTPartners on several projects including a course registration system for George Washington University's certificate programs. We wish Randal the best of luck on The Apprentice. Break a Leg!