George Jenkins

George Jenkins, an assistant professor of clinical dentistry at Columbia University in New York City, earned his dentistry degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is a recipient of the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Pact and We Beat the Street. Jenkins is cofounder, with Sampson Davis and Rameck Hunt, of the Three Doctors Foundation, which seeks to inspire and create opportunities for inner-city communities through education, mentoring, and health awareness. He lives near Newark, New Jersey.