Dr. Zeiss served as the founding Executive Director of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Following a very successful museum opening, Zeiss and his wife, Beth, returned to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he now serves as the Executive Director of Coca Cola Consolidated’s z-Factor training initiative to help CEOs transform their workplace into faith-based cultures.

Dr. Zeiss has had a fifty-year career in education, mostly in Community colleges across the US. He was President of Pueblo Community College in Pueblo, Colorado for about eight years and was President of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte for 24 years.

Dr. Zeiss has authored or co-authored several books on economic development, adult literacy, national workforce development and American History. In Build Your Own Ladder, Dr. Tony Zeiss lays the groundwork for a successful career. Being a self-made man and "CEO of the Year" himself, Zeiss passes on his wisdom of how to harness the four key areas needed to make a run-of-the-mill job into the career of a lifetime. Dr. Zeiss is a professional speaker and a frequent keynoter on resource development, workforce development, leadership, and career development.

Dr. Zeiss holds a doctorate in Community College Administration from Nova University, a master’s degree in Speech (Radio and Television), and a bachelor’s degree in Speech Education from Indiana State University.

Dr. Zeiss and his wife have two sons, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren