L. Randolph Lowry III is the President of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lowry was born in Long Beach, California. He graduated with a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in public administration from Pepperdine University. He received a J.D. from Hamline University.
He started his career by working in the president's office both at Hamline University and Willamette University. From 1986 onwards, he taught Law at Pepperdine University, where he established the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. He has also taught at Vermont Law School, the City University of Hong Kong, Shantou University in Beijing, China, Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia, Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the University of Modena in Modena, Italy.
In 2005, he became President of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.
He is a member of the board of trustees of Abilene Christian University, the advisory board for Jones Law School at Faulkner University, and chairman of the board of Sunset Haven Christian Care Centers. He is a member of the Rotary Club and the YMCA in Nashville. He is a member of the Churches of Christ.