Quinton T. Ross Jr. (born October 30, 1968) is an American politician and university administrator who is the 15th president of Alabama State University, a Historically Black College (HBCU). A Democrat, Ross served as a member of the Alabama Senate from 2002 to 2017 and served as the Minority Leader from 2014 to 2017.
Ross was born in Mobile, Alabama. His parents, Quinton Ross, Sr., and Shirley A. Ross, met as students at Alabama State, and recruited to teach in Pontiac, Michigan, where Quinton, Jr. was raised. He attended Kennedy School (Pontiac, MI) and Pontiac Northern High School.
For college, Ross followed in his parents' footsteps and attended Alabama State, where he received his BS in 1992, Political Science; MA, Education in 1995; and EdD, Educational Leadership, Policy and Law in 2010.
Ross has held several positions in education. He was the director of adult education consortium at H. Councill Trenholm State Community College.
He served as principal of Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery, "the first Black principal of a magnet high school in Montgomery.âÂÂ
Since 2017, he has served as president of Alabama State University.
In 2024, he was named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors.`
He was a senator in the Alabama State Senate. He served on the following legislative committees: Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities; Education (vice chair); Tourism and Marketing; and Veterans and Military Affairs.
Ross was found not guilty of corruption in 2011.
Ross has been a member for the following organizations:
Ross is married to J. Kelley, and together they have two children named Quinmari and Quinton. He is a member of Hutchinson Missionary Baptist Church.