Rev. Renaldo McKenzie (1979 - ) is a Doctoral Candidate at Georgetown University completing research in Liberal Studies with a particular interest in Neoliberalism, Power, Privilege and Status and the dynamics of Human Society. Renaldo is also a Visiting Professor at the Jamaica Theological Seminary and the President and Chairman of The NeoLiberal Corporation a “think tank”, publishing, research-writing and social media company he started in 2021, and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Renaldo is a resident of Philadelphia, and is originally from the Global South. He left Jamaica over twelve years ago and completed research at the prestigious Ivy League College University of Pennsylvania. Renaldo will tell you that Penn was not his first graduate school choice and was surprised when he was admitted, and was only accepted as a provisional student where he had to meet several requirements (including passing all courses with nothing less than A and obtaining recommendations from his professors,) in the first semester before he could continue on as a fully fledged student. He met those requirements and was even invited to return to complete an advanced or post graduate degree. Renaldo’s research at Penn resulted in a book that he has written entitled, "Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty And Resistance." He was the last of six children born in Jamaica to the Rev. Bernella and the Late Rev. Lurkenum McKenzie. He is also an identical twin whom he partners with on several other career projects. Renaldo studied Economics at Bridgeport High School and Excelsior Community College, and Theology and Counseling Psychology at the Jamaica Theological Seminary. After completing his Ministerial formation, he was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament by the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. While in ministry Renaldo founded the Andrew’s Memorial United Church Health Clinic which serves the local community in Mandeville Jamaica. Renaldo also worked with a quasi government agency in Jamaica after his service with the church had ended to assist with planning and implementing a national youth service project with the national youth services and the Jamaica Values and Attitudes Project. Renaldo has since gone on to complete a post graduate degree and continues to look at the concepts discussed in this book but focuses on “globalization in the post-industrial world”, the American context with American scenarios. Renaldo hosts a weekly Podcast, The Neoliberal Round on https://anchor.fm/theneoliberalround available on all major podcast streams, discussing his research and interests and commenting on issues in the news and publish his works in several public and personal news feeds. Renaldo is working on three other books “The Secrets to Unlocking Divine Intervention”, “The Other Side of the Brain Drain” and “The Idea of God”.

Renaldo has written several papers and continue to contribute to academia and current narratives through his weekly blogs, newsletters, commentaries, news channels, social media feeds and Audio podcasts. Renaldo also is a contributor at the Germantown Radio Northeast Check-In Show in Philadelphia. His works and projects can be viewed on his websites at https://renaldocmckenzie.com/ https://theneolieral.com/ https://rmckenzie.academia.edu, https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal, https://renaldocmckenzie.blogspot.com and is now on https://PAdverb where he hosts an interview show. Renaldo also runs the McKenzie Financial And Associates and is a Child Youth and Family Services and Financial Advisor in Philadelphia PA while working as an Adjunct Professor at various colleges, teaching Caribbean Thought, Philosophy, Religion, Neoliberalism and Pan Africanism dealing with issues of Power and the dynamics of humanity in society.

“A Jamaican scholar’s debut work analyzes the impact of neoliberalism on recent Jamaican history…this book as a whole provides important commentary and critical context on its subject…This well-researched, interdisciplinary volume makes its points in passionate and learned prose, and McKenzie shows an expert command of relevant scholarship by historians, economists, and social theorists…An erudite analysis of Jamaica’s economic history.”
– Kirkus Reviews