George Zoley
George Zoley | |
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| Born | George Christopher Zoley February 7, 1950 Florina, Greece |
| Alma mater | Florida Atlantic University Nova Southeastern University |
| Known for | Founder, chairman and CEO GEO Group |
| Website | https://www.geogroup.com/management_team |
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.
Early life
[edit | edit source]George Christopher Zoley was born February 1950[1] in Florina, Greece.[2] When Zoley (born Zolis) was three, he, his mother, and his sister moved to Ohio, where his father had settled. He attended public high school in Copley, Ohio.[3]
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.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Zoley 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.[5]
Other work
[edit | edit source]Zoley is a former chairman, and a former member of the board of trustees at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).[6] He was chair of the FAU presidential search committee, and a member of the FAU Foundation board of directors.[7][8][9]
Zoley has received an Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[2]
Zoley is believed to be the front man of a rock band named Akron.[10] However, this has not been confirmed.
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- American chief executives of financial services companies
- American financial company founders
- American corporate directors
- American real estate company founders
- Businesspeople from Florida
- Chief executives in the real estate industry
- Florida Atlantic University alumni
- Nova Southeastern University alumni