About

Carlton E. Brown, EdD, is an AGB consultant and senior fellow for equity and inclusion, governance, strategic planning, innovation, and business model design. He is also a senior executive search consultant for AGB Search, specializing in leadership opportunities in small and medium-sized public and private colleges and universities. His searches focus on president/chancellor, provost, vice president for student affairs, strategy leadership, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-related positions.

Brown served as president of Savannah State University for 10 years and president of Clark Atlanta University for eight years. Increased enrollments, broadened student diversity, transformative strategic planning and execution, improved student outcomes, functional business and community partnerships, and increased funded research and research opportunities for students are hallmarks of his leadership in both presidencies. Prior to his presidencies, he was dean of education, then dean of liberal arts and education at Hampton University, culminating his 10 years there as vice president for planning and dean of the Graduate College. Currently, he is the interim chair of the San Francisco Bay University Board of Directors.

Brown has served in leadership roles on several nonprofit, professional, and community service boards, including as a member of the Epicenter Advisory Board at Stanford University, vice chair of the Hampton City (Virginia) School Board, chair of the Savannah Economic Development Authority, chair of the Savannah Youth Futures Authority, vice chair of the Holmes Group, chair of the AACTE National Multicultural Education Committee, and chair of the University Consortium for Liberia. Current private consulting work includes academic program review and reformation, institutional succession planning, and opportunities for building innovation.

Professional Credentials

Brown holds a BA in English and American studies, as well as an EdD in multicultural education and organizational change from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.