Dr. Darrell Ezell is a senior organizational leader, strategist, and educator with extensive experience guiding institutions through growth, complexity, and change. He is the founder and principal consultant of Heritage Solutions, a management consulting firm supporting leadership development, strategy, governance, and organizational culture.

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Most recently, Darrell served in senior leadership at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park. His executive experience in higher education includes serving as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean at Claremont Lincoln University, where he led academic innovation and institutional transformation. He has also held faculty appointments at Louisiana State University, Tulane University, and Shaw University Divinity School.

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A native of Alabama, Darrell earned his Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham (UK) in diplomacy and peacemaking and completed additional studies at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University, and Alabama A&M University. A former United Nations Global Expert in conflict resolution, he currently serves on the boards of the Alabama Humanities Alliance and Innovate Alabama’s Council on Outdoor Recreation.