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):

 


Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University
Florida State University Nova Southeastern University
University of Central Florida University of Florida
University of Miami University of North Florida
University of South Florida University of West Florida

 


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