Don Flow’s mother still has the first diploma her son received from Wake Forest: from Wake Forest Baptist Church kindergarten. The 5-year-old who “graduated” from the church’s kindergarten would go on to graduate from Wake Forest’s business school and become one of the University’s most dedicated leaders.
Don is chairman and chief executive officer of Flow Automotive Companies. He is also chair of the Winston-Salem Open, chair of the Winston-Salem Alliance, a member of the Board of Directors for the Golden Leaf Foundation, and a member of the Executive Committee of Piedmont Triad Partnership. He is a driving force in Winston-Salem, leading numerous community organizations. He also founded Winston Starts, a nonprofit organization to help startup businesses get off the ground.
Don’s service to Wake Forest began more than two decades ago when he joined and later chaired the business school’s board of visitors. He was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2005 and chaired the board from 2012-15, a role his own father held years earlier. He has also served as chair of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Board of Directors, a past chair of the Wake Forest Health Sciences Board of Directors, and chair of Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest, which surpassed its $1 billion goal in 2020.