Featured Author: Reginald R. Mebane

Is a transformational leader and board director with over four decades of experience driving change across corporate and government sectors. He began his career at FedEx, rising from the loading docks to Senior Vice President and COO of a $2 billion division, and later served in the federal government, as a Senior Executive at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Throughout his career, Reggie has championed operational excellence, workforce development, and values-based leadership. He is known for building high-performing teams, aligning strategy with execution, and leading large-scale transformations with clarity and purpose.

He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Family Health Centers of Georgia and spent 13 years on the board of Mercy Health System, a $4 billion healthcare network. A frequent speaker on leadership and change management, he holds a degree in psychology and executive credentials from Harvard University’s Kennedy School.

Reggie is the author of the compelling new memoir, The Ghost at the Table: A Memoir of Surviving Life, the Streets, and Corporate America. In this powerful work, he shares his deep personal journey of overcoming adversity and navigating his way through the challenges of poverty, race, and power- he offers readers a captivating look at what it takes to rise, lead, and inspire-no matter one’s beginning.