ZACK LANGWAY
About
Zack Langway is an expert in community building, constituent engagement, and stakeholder communications. With more than a decade of experience, Zack has worked across a wide range of sectors and industries including higher education, health care, advocacy, international development, and community organizing. Throughout his career, Zack has worked with nonprofits, businesses, and change agents in the U.S. and around the world to drive engagement and action on issues that matter.
Currently, Zack serves as the Vice President for Alumni Relations at Brown University. In this role, he oversees all aspects of alumni relations, creating and directing a comprehensive and strategic program of events and activities to engage Brown’s community of more than 100,000 alumni across the world. He also serves as chief liaison to the Brown Alumni Association, and provides leadership and vision for the alumni relations staff in the University’s Division of Advancement.
Zack graduated with a BA from Brown University and an MA in Communication from Johns Hopkins University. He serves in volunteer leadership roles for Brown University, as an advisor to the Kupona Foundation, and on the board of directors for TIP Global Health. In 2020, Zack was selected as a Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s First Movers program for corporate social intrapreneurs. He serves as an adjunct instructor at Rutgers University and Towson University, and lives Plainfield, NJ with his husband, Matt, and their two sons, Samuel and Jacob.
Professional Experience
Brown University
2022 - PRESENT
Lead a team responsible for engaging 100,000+ Brown University alumni, friends, and families by delivering meaningful engagement, cultivating shared experiences, and a deepening a sense of belonging in the Brown community.
Johnson & Johnson
2017 - 2022
Most recently served as communication leader for the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and global lead for communication and health equity for the Open&Out LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group. Previous roles focused on social entrepreneurship, stakeholder engagement, and scientific communication. Experience across Consumer Health, Community Impact, and Global Health and Scientific Engagement teams.
Fenton
2014 - 2017
Various roles leading digital and global development groups at a social impact communication firm, including service on agency-wide senior management team. Clients included a wide range of nonprofits and corporations, both domestic and global.
Community Change
2011 - 2014
Led all digital strategy for community organizing nonprofit. Managed online issue advocacy and digital grassroots campaigns, driving awareness and action on issues including immigration reform, health care, family separation and deportation, and racial justice.
Other
Experience
Previous professional experience across global health nonprofits include roles with Seed Global Health, the United Nations Foundation, and FHI 360. Independent consulting includes work for the Aga Khan Development Network, Save the Children, Teach for America, and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.
Professional & Academic Appointments
2020 - PRESENT
The Aspen Institute
Fellow of the First Movers Program, hosted by the Aspen Institute through its Business and Society Program. First Movers Fellows are leading, corporate social intrapreneurs globally.
2019 - PRESENT
Towson University
Adjunct instructor in the Department of Mass Communication. Fully-online synchronous undergraduate course on professional social media strategy in business, nonprofit, and government.
2018 - PRESENT
Rutgers University
Part-time lecturer in the School of Communication and Information. Annual course, "Service, Advocacy, and Impact," is part of a new track focused on communication & corporate social responsibility.
Educational Background
Johns Hopkins University
MA Communication. Dual concentration in digital technologies and public relations. International study and capstone on nonprofit communication in China and Hong Kong.
Brown University
BA Political Science. Concentration in political theory. Served in various on-campus leadership roles.
Volunteer Service
