Kemba Walcott received his B.E. (Civil) degree from The City College, CUNY in December 5 2005, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at the same institution.

As an undergraduate student he worked as an undergraduate research assistant in the Transportation Materials Laboratory, performing laboratory tests on samples of possible pavement mixtures, as part of a project on the investigation of the physical and economic feasibility of recycling construction demolition debris as materials for bituminous mixes. He is currently a graduate research assistant on a UTRC project, entitled "Analysis of Guidelines for Street Excavation and Restoration in New York City". His career goals include the establishment and management of his own transportation engineering company.