Michael Lomax

Michael Lucius Lomax is an American educator and former elected official who has served as president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund since 2004.

Lomax attended Morehouse College at the age of sixteen years old, graduating magna cum laude in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in English[1] and minors in Spanish and history.

[1][4] From 1997 to 2004, Lomax served as president and professor of English and African world studies at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In addition, President Lomax led an aggressive $60 million campus renovation program to improve the living and learning environment for Dillard students.

Two years later, he was elected chairman of the board, becoming the first African American to lead a major county government in Georgia.

He served as board chairman for 12 years,[1] overseeing a $500 million annual operating budget and 5,000 county employees.

[1][12][13][14][15][16] Since 2004, Lomax has served as president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the largest private provider of scholarships and other educational support to underrepresented students.

Under his leadership, UNCF has raised over $5 billion, helping more than 200,000 students earn college degrees and launch careers.

[20] The gift is the largest donation in UNCF's history and expands the pooled endowment for its 37 member HBCU institutions.