Ann Rowland recently retired after spending 38 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Ohio for nearly 38 years. She served as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Major Fraud and Corruption Unit, where she specialized in the investigation and prosecution of public corruption, organized crime and white-collar crime cases.

From 2007 until her retirement, Ann supervised the Cuyahoga County public corruption investigation, laying the foundation for the new form of government approved by voters in 2009.  Her team, consisting of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, FBI Special Agents and IRS Special Agents, prosecuted more than 60 public officials and business people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, proving at several federal trials that one County Commissioner and the County Auditor had orchestrated a decade-long RICO conspiracy involving almost 20 separate bribery schemes and over 100 bribes.

When looking back at the early part of her career, Ann realized that at the time she was in law school, she was not exposed to many practitioners in the public sector.  This was a motivating factor for Ann in her decision to serve as a Leader-in-Residence at CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

CSU C|M|LAW's Leader-in-Residence program, founded in 2017, is designed to closely connect students, staff and faculty with volunteer community leaders in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.  CSU C|M|LAW currently has long-term relationships with 13 Leaders-in-Residence who volunteer their time and share their wide-ranging experiences for the benefit of the law school.

As a Leader-in-Residence, Ann is involved in mentoring students and guest lecturing in courses pertaining to criminal law and trial practice. She also hopes to work with the CSU C|M|LAW Center for Health Law & Policy on advocacy for the issue of medical aid for the dying.