Darrell Cobbins' Biography
- State Board of Education (TN) - District 9
Contact Information
Office
500 James Robertson Parkway
5th floor, Davy Crockett Tower
Nashville, 37243
Full Name:
Darrell Cobbins
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Memphis, TN
Attended, City and Regional Planning, University of Memphis, 2008
MBA, Business, University of Memphis, 2005-2007
Attended, Government Performance/Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, 2005
BA, Anthropology/Sociology, Rhodes College, 1991-1995
Appointed by Governor Bill Haslam, Member, Tennessee State Board of Education, District 9, 2017-present
No caucus information on file.
President/Principal Broker, Universal Commercial Real Estate, Limited Liability Company, 2007-present
Transition Team Member, AC Wharton for Memphis Mayor, 2009
Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors, Limited Liability Company, 2001-2007
Vice President, Lehman Brothers, 2007
Senior Resource Development Officer, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2001
Member, Advisory Council, Leadership Tennessee, 2019-present
Member, Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America, 2018-present
Board Member, United Way of Mid South, 2017-present
Member, National Alumni Association Executive Board of Directors, University of Memphis, 2015-present
Member, Board of Directors, National Civil Rights Museum, 2014-present
Vice Chair, Family Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County, 2014-present
Member, Memphis Chapter, Lambda Alpha International, 2010-present
Member, Board of Trustees, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 2009-present
Board Chair, 100 Black Men of Memphis, 2019
Member, Board of Directors, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, 2014-2018
Member, Board of Trustees, Rhodes College, 2018
Member, Chairman's Circle, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, 2013-2018
Member, Community Advisory Board, The Salvation Army of Memphis and the Mid-South, 2018
Member, Executive Board, The Salvation Army of Memphis and the Mid-South, 2018
Chair/Member, Board of Commissioners, Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW), 2008-2016
Finance Committee Member, Economic Development Growth Engine For Memphis and Shelby County, 2013-2016
Member, Memphis Metropolitan Business Plan Steering Committee, Brookings Institution, 2013-2016
Participant, Leadership Tennessee Class II, 2014-2015
Board Chair, New Memphis Institute, 2013
Member, Strategic Planning Group, Overton Park Conservatory, 2011
Alumni Executive Board Member/Leadership Council Member, Rhodes College, 2007-2009
Chair/Founding Board Member, Mpact Memphis, 2001-2004