Al Zow, JD — Trusted Advisor for Leadership Under Pressure

Al Zow is a servant leader who advises CEOs, Board Chairs, and senior public officials navigating complexity, crisis, and public scrutiny. His career spans Chief of Staff to three university CEOs and CEO roles in both the private and nonprofit sectors—an uncommon vantage point that blends governance rigor, operational accountability, and reputational defense. 

• Leadership under scrutiny: Aligns institutional integrity with resilient strategy so boards, investors, and stakeholders remain confident.
   
• Trust stabilization: Identifies fractures early and restores working trust among the chair, CEO, lieutenants, and external stakeholders.
   
• Decision clarity: Converts noise into an actionable plan with clear thresholds, owners, and timelines.

• North Carolina Central University — Chief of Staff & Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees; supervised Public Safety, Internal Audit, Government Relations, Title IX, and Chancellor operations; chaired the NCCU Real Estate Foundation.
   
• Savannah State University — Assistant to the President & tenured graduate professor; provided strategic counsel and compliance; founded the Institute of Minority Health; led public–private partnerships advancing health equity and community wellness.
   
• Private & Nonprofit CEO Roles —  responsibilities included profit and loss, client development  and leading relationships with strategic partners.  

Healthcare Hero Award • E-Health & Technology Pacesetter • National Role Model Innovator Award • Commendations from a U.S. Surgeon General, FCC Chairman, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Ambassador • Nominations from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, City of Orlando and Orange County (Florida) for FEMA's Individual Awards "Community Preparedness Hero" and "Preparing the Whole Community".

Education: J.D., University of Florida; B.A. (honors), Bethune-Cookman University; executive education at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, ACE, and AASCU. 

Former Georgia Supreme Court–certified mediator; certificates in healthcare compliance, school law, and ADA/mental-health policy; past memberships include the American College of Legal Medicine, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics,  American College of Healthcare Executives, Education Law Association, Health Care Compliance Association, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education.