Alex Shumate is the managing partner of our office in Columbus and his duties include providing strategic and operational guidance in pursuing new business opportunities regionally, nationally and internationally.
Alex counsels clients in business regulatory and legislative matters involving local, state and federal governments. Previously, he served as chief counsel and deputy chief of staff to the governor of the state of Ohio and as assistant attorney general to the state of Ohio.
He provides strategic business counsel to numerous large corporations headquartered in the Midwest and serves as a corporate board member for The J.M. Smucker Company and Cyrus One. Previously he served as director of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.; Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; The Limited, Inc.; Bank One Corporation; and Cincinnati Bell.
Listed sixth in the 2010 compilation of Columbus’ 100 most powerful business and community leaders, published by Smart Business Columbus, in 2014, he was honored by Smart Business Columbus as a recipient of its inaugural Smart 50 Award, which recognized central Ohio’s top 50 executives chosen for their ability to effectively build and lead innovative and smart organizations.
His community activities include serving an unprecedented third term on The Ohio State University Board of Trustees as well as on the boards of the Capitol South Redevelopment Corporation and Wexner Center for the Arts.
Alex was the recipient of the 2011 United Way of Central Ohio’s Key Club Community Leadership Award. He is a former chair of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce and The Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
Memberships and Affiliations:
- Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Association
- Former member of the Columbus Bar Association’s Board of Governors
- A life member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Education:
- The University of Akron, J.D., member, Akron Law Review, 1975
- Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., with honors, 1972
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