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 13 Equity Partners (10 public universities and 3 private universities):
Board of Directors
Mr. Jason Ball, Chair
Associate VP and CIO • Florida Atlantic University
Mr. Sidney Fernandes, Vice Chair
System Vice President/CIO, USF Health IS • University of South Florida
Mr. Jonathan Fozard, Treasurer
Vice President for Information Technology & Chief Information Officer • Florida State University
Mr. Geissler Golding, Secretary
Chief Information Officer & CISO • University of West Florida
Mr. John Dove
Senior Associate Vice President for Administrative Services • Florida Gulf Coast University
Mr. Elias G. Eldayrie
Vice President and CIO • University of Florida
Mr. Robert Grillo
Vice President and CIO • Florida International University
Dr. Allan Gyorke
Chief Academic and Research Information Officer • University of Miami
Ms. Megan Kuehner
Interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer • University of North Florida
Mr. Bill Poirier
Chief Information Officer • University of Central Florida
Dr. Leonard Pounds
Senior Vice President of Data Strategy and Operational Excellence • Nova Southeastern University
Mr. Robert Seniors
VP, Information Technology Services & CIO • Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Currently Vacant
• Florida Tech
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
Mr. Jon Ellis
Chief Executive Officer • Florida LambdaRail