Governance of FLR is performed by The Board of Directors. Members of the board are appointed by their respective equity partner institutions which are accredited investors and owners of FLR, LLC. Equity Partners are 501(c) (3) tax-exempt entities or public corporations that are either private, non-profit educational institutions or Florida public universities with an interest in collaborating and participating in FLR and Internet2. FLR has 12 Equity Partners (9 public universities and 3 private universities):
Board of Directors
Mr. Robert Grillo, Chair
Vice President and CIO • Florida International University
Mr. Jason Ball, Vice Chair
Associate VP and CIO • Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Marco Carvalho, Secretary
Executive VP & Provost, Comp. Engr. & Sciences, Research • Florida Institute of Technology
Ms. Mary Banks, Treasurer
Associate VP & CIO, Computing Services • Florida Gulf Coast University
Mr. Brian Verkamp
Vice President and CIO • University of North Florida
Mr. Elias G. Eldayrie
Vice President and CIO • University of Florida
Mr. Sidney Fernandes
System Vice President/CIO, USF Health IS • University of South Florida
Mr. Brad Roher
Vice President and CIO • University of Miami
Dr. Rick Burnette
Interim CIO & Associate Provost • Florida State University
Mr. Matt Hall
VP for Information Technology & CIO • University of Central Florida
Mrs. Sandra Thompson
Director of Networking and Telecommunications • University of West Florida
Mr. Tom West
Vice President and CIO • Nova Southeastern University
Mr. Jon Ellis
Chief Executive Officer • Florida LambdaRail
Mr. Eugene Kovacs, (at large, non-voting)
Assistant Vice Chancellor and CIO • State University System of Florida Board of Governors
Mr. Dayaghan T. Pendharkar, (at large, non-voting)
Vice President, Office of Information Technology • Hillsborough Community College