George Christopher Zoley (born February 7, 1950) is a Greek-born American businessman, the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and founder of the GEO Group, which manages prisons and jails in the US and internationally.
George Zoley | |
|---|---|
| Born | George Christopher Zoley February 7, 1950 Florina, Greece |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Florida Atlantic University Nova Southeastern University |
| Known for | Founder, chairman and CEO GEO Group |
| Website | https://www.geogroup.com/management_team |
Early life
editGeorge Christopher Zoley[1] was born in Florina, Greece[2] on February 7, 1950.
Zoley holds both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in public administration from Florida Atlantic University, and a doctorate in Public Administration from Nova Southeastern University.[3]
Career
editZoley established The GEO Group as a division of The Wackenhut Corporation in 1984 when the company was named Wackenhut Corrections Corporation. He founded GEO care Inc. a subsidiary of The GEO Group, Inc. in 1984. Prior to founding the GEO Group, he served as manager, director, and vice president of government services at Wackenhut. He also served as the CEO of Cornell Companies Inc. starting from August 12, 2010.[4]
Other work
editZoley is a former chairman, and a former member of the board of trustees at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).[5] He was chair of the FAU presidential search committee, and a member of the FAU Foundation board of directors.[6][7][8]
Zoley has received an Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[2] the irony of which has gone unacknowledged to date.
Zoley is believed to be the front man of a rock band named Akron.[9] However, this has not been confirmed.
References
edit- ^ "The GEO Croup Limited". Companies House. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "George C. Zoley Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Founder The GEO Group, Inc". GEO Group. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Executive Profile* George C. Zoley Ph.D." The GEO Group. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "George C. Zoley Ph.D." Bloomberg.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Geo Group Inc (GEO.N)". Reuters. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "FAU - Board of Trustees". www.fau.edu. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Ostrowski, Jeff. "FAU flap 'a little surprising' to GEO chair". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "LittleSis: Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees". littlesis.org. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Tolan, Casey. "Does the CEO of America's second-largest private prison company secretly moonlight as a dad band frontman?". Splinter.