Black PR Wire Power Profiler on Otis G. Cox, Jr.

Mr. Otis G. Cox, Jr., served the Governor of West Virginia as Secretary of the Department of Public Safety from 1997-2001, following a distinguished 25-year career in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Since the Governor left office in 2001, Mr. Cox had been serving on the faculty, as well as the Public Safety Coordinator at West Virginia University. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Savannah State University and his Master in Public Administration from Suffolk University.

Mr. Cox was also chosen by the Governor of West Virginia to serve on the Governor's Minority Student Strategies Council. The council addressed growing academic disparity between minority and non-minority students in the states school system.

Mr. Cox is deeply committed to the safety mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Mr. Cox was responsible for the move of the Identification Division from Washington DC to Clarksburg, WV in 1991. He has a lot of experience with reorganizing agencies, implementation of large IT projects, and working closely with field offices.

Affiliations:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Upsilon Boule
Suffolk University Alumni
Savannah State University Alumni

Highlights:
Hammer Award for National Partnership for Reinventing Government
President's Award for Social Justice (West Virginia University)
Outstanding Person in History (Service to Community)
2001 Alpha Award of Merit