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Regent Houston

Anthony D. Houston, of Berea, Ohio, is director of the City of Cleveland Empowerment Zone, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program in the Department of Economic Development. Previously, he was president of Innovation Management Advisory Partners and managing director of Creative Solutions Strategies, LLC – management consulting firms that provided business strategy and consulting for public and private organizations. Regent Houston also served as an assistant dean in the Department of Community Development at Seton Hall University and in leadership roles in student affairs, higher education policy, government relations and numerous nationally recognized non-profit organizations.

In addition, Regent Houston is a member of The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Scholarship Program Alumni Advisory Council, The Club at Key Center, The Connection Series and the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Diversity Committee.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, and a graduate of the Cleveland Public Schools, Houston received his bachelor’s degree in English and government from Oberlin College and his master’s degree in education from Columbia University Teachers College. Mr. Houston has completed certifications and training from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, The Behavioral Sciences Institute, The Pennsylvania Department of Welfare, the Leadership Development Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Temple University, Ambler Center on Families.

Regent Houston was appointed to the Ohio Board of Regents in 2004 to complete a vacated term.