Ronald Frazier
Chairman/CEO of BAC Funding Corporation
A native of Houston Texas, Mr. Frazier received a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University and a Master’s in Urban Design and Planning from the Catholic University of America. He has worked as an assistant professor of architecture and planning at both Howard University and the University of Miami. He is a history buff and enjoys tracing historical events and assessing the impact of socio-economic times on the Black Diaspora.
Mr.Frazier is also the retired CEO/Owner of Ronald E. Frazier & Associates, P.A., Architects and Urban Planners, a position that he held for over 40 years. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Frazier had over 40 years of experience in the design of innovative architectural structures for both governmental agencies and private sector companies. His wide scope of knowledge, experience, and successful track record of accomplishments in Urban Planning, Transportation, Airports, Multi-Purpose Facilities, Education, Health, Recreational and Housing Facilities is well known. Frazier’s firm was named “Black Business of the Year in 1989” by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and “Top Black Business of the year in Miami-Dade County 1990” by the Miami-Dade County Chamber of Commerce. Some examples of the firms’ work include the MLK Transit OfficeBuilding and Garage Complex, the Joseph Caleb Center, Miami-Dade State Attorney Building, Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center, WLRN Radio and TV Facility and Miami-Dade Community College Liberty City Entrepreneurial Education Center.
Mr. Frazier is currently the Chairman/CEO of BAC Funding Corporation and its Affiliates, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides loans, investments and grants for Black businesses, economic development initiatives and non-profit community-based organizations. Under his leadership, BAC Funding Corporation has developed the $32.5 million-dollar MLK Office Building Garage Complex, loaned over $65 million dollars to Black businesses, provided over $500,000.00 in grants to non-profit community-based organizations, enabled over $10 million in procurement to Black businesses and helped create over 5,000 jobs for Black citizens of Miami-Dade County.
Mr. Frazier has an extensive civic and community volunteer record with various public and private institutions and agencies, as well inner-city community-based organizations in Miami and in other parts of the state of Florida. Mr. Frazier currently serves on the board for History Miami Museum, The Broward County Independent Transportation Surtax Oversight Board, Miami-Dade County’s 79 Street CRA and The Jackson Health Systems GOB Oversight Committee. Some of the other former community and civic board memberships included the Perez Art Museum Board, St. Thomas University Board of Trustees, Channel 2 Public Television, the Florida Black Investment Board, Founding Member and Chairman of Miami-Dade County Chamber of Commerce, Charter member of BAC Funding Corporation, Chairman, Florida Revitalization Board, Chairman of Miami-Dade County’sCommunity Small Business Enterprise Advisory Board, Chairman of Miami-Dade County School Board Minority Business Advisory Board and Chairman of The Historic Hampton House Community Trust. Mr. Frazier has extensive international travel experience in many countries located in all seven (7) continents. As a member of the following professional organizations, Sigma PiPhi Fraternity and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Mr. Frazier tries to be a beacon of light to guide the way for many African Americans into the future.
BAC FundingCorporation (BAC) – Mission Statement is Endurance And Achievement Against The Odds.
In 1982, over 1,000 corporate and private community leaders, organizations and businesses came together to raise $6.9 million dollars to provide a beacon of light to the South Florida’s Black community. The BAC Funding Corporation (BAC) was formed to serve as the private sector’s business management entity to be the delivery mechanism for this massive urban reinvestment and redevelopment effort. BAC’s mission statementOur focus is on the growth industries, urban inner-city redevelopment, import/export, distribution, manufacturing, tourism, telecommunications, biomedical and computer technologies. Our leading objectives are designed to become both financial partners and providers of investment capital for mature entrepreneurs and seasoned businesses with positive track records and expansion opportunities.
Mr.Frazier is also the retired CEO/Owner of Ronald E. Frazier & Associates, P.A., Architects and Urban Planners, a position that he held for over 40 years. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Frazier had over 40 years of experience in the design of innovative architectural structures for both governmental agencies and private sector companies. His wide scope of knowledge, experience, and successful track record of accomplishments in Urban Planning, Transportation, Airports, Multi-Purpose Facilities, Education, Health, Recreational and Housing Facilities is well known. Frazier’s firm was named “Black Business of the Year in 1989” by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and “Top Black Business of the year in Miami-Dade County 1990” by the Miami-Dade County Chamber of Commerce. Some examples of the firms’ work include the MLK Transit OfficeBuilding and Garage Complex, the Joseph Caleb Center, Miami-Dade State Attorney Building, Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center, WLRN Radio and TV Facility and Miami-Dade Community College Liberty City Entrepreneurial Education Center.
Mr. Frazier is currently the Chairman/CEO of BAC Funding Corporation and its Affiliates, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides loans, investments and grants for Black businesses, economic development initiatives and non-profit community-based organizations. Under his leadership, BAC Funding Corporation has developed the $32.5 million-dollar MLK Office Building Garage Complex, loaned over $65 million dollars to Black businesses, provided over $500,000.00 in grants to non-profit community-based organizations, enabled over $10 million in procurement to Black businesses and helped create over 5,000 jobs for Black citizens of Miami-Dade County.
Mr. Frazier has an extensive civic and community volunteer record with various public and private institutions and agencies, as well inner-city community-based organizations in Miami and in other parts of the state of Florida. Mr. Frazier currently serves on the board for History Miami Museum, The Broward County Independent Transportation Surtax Oversight Board, Miami-Dade County’s 79 Street CRA and The Jackson Health Systems GOB Oversight Committee. Some of the other former community and civic board memberships included the Perez Art Museum Board, St. Thomas University Board of Trustees, Channel 2 Public Television, the Florida Black Investment Board, Founding Member and Chairman of Miami-Dade County Chamber of Commerce, Charter member of BAC Funding Corporation, Chairman, Florida Revitalization Board, Chairman of Miami-Dade County’sCommunity Small Business Enterprise Advisory Board, Chairman of Miami-Dade County School Board Minority Business Advisory Board and Chairman of The Historic Hampton House Community Trust. Mr. Frazier has extensive international travel experience in many countries located in all seven (7) continents. As a member of the following professional organizations, Sigma PiPhi Fraternity and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Mr. Frazier tries to be a beacon of light to guide the way for many African Americans into the future.
BAC FundingCorporation (BAC) – Mission Statement is Endurance And Achievement Against The Odds.
In 1982, over 1,000 corporate and private community leaders, organizations and businesses came together to raise $6.9 million dollars to provide a beacon of light to the South Florida’s Black community. The BAC Funding Corporation (BAC) was formed to serve as the private sector’s business management entity to be the delivery mechanism for this massive urban reinvestment and redevelopment effort. BAC’s mission statementOur focus is on the growth industries, urban inner-city redevelopment, import/export, distribution, manufacturing, tourism, telecommunications, biomedical and computer technologies. Our leading objectives are designed to become both financial partners and providers of investment capital for mature entrepreneurs and seasoned businesses with positive track records and expansion opportunities.