Mr. Cordell Slade was appointed by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to serve a four-year term from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2025. He is a risk management specialist with 5B Capital Group LLC and former owner of The Best Egg Co. Mr. Slade and his wife, Bessie, both NCCU graduates, have established endowments at the university to assist incoming students from Edgecombe, N.C., where they both grew up. He has served on the NCCU School of Business Board of Visitors, the NCCU Foundation Inc. Board of Directors and the Eagle Club. Mr. Slade serves on the board of directors of the AK Foundation, a scholarship fund for the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and was president of the Cape Fear Chapter of the NCCU Alumni Association.