Donald R. Cravins Jr. (born July 31, 1972), is an American attorney and politician who served as the under secretary of commerce for minority business development from 2022 to 2024.

[9] In February 2019, Cravins left the National Urban League and became Vice President of Policy and External Affairs at Charter Communications, Inc.

[10] Cravins left Charter in May 2021 to rejoin the National Urban League as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Cravins was an adjunct professor at George Washington University, where he taught independent research in the College of Professional Studies and was an Instructor in the Graduate School of Political Management.

After more than 52 years in existence, in 2021 President Biden signed the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 expanding and making permanent MBDA as the United States’ newest federal agency.

[13] He also serves as a lieutenant colonel in the District of Columbia Army National Guard Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps.

[citation needed] Currently, Cravins serves as the Head of Government Affairs and Outreach for Williams, a Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with operations across the natural gas value chain spanning the United States.

[14] In 2024, Cravins was named to the inaugural class of the ForbesBLK 50 spotlighting some of the most successful Black Americans as well as pioneering entrepreneurs, activists and innovators.