TUESDAY, April 21st Luncheon Meeting Featuring Guest Speaker: Dr. Edwin Moore, President-Emeritus of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida

EVENT REGISTRATION  

Advance registration and payment required: 

$45 for members and $50 for guests.  

This event will sell out!  Early registration is strongly encouraged!

SPEAKER TOPIC

Who Shapes Higher Education? Policy, Politics, and Power in Florida’s Colleges and Universities.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

• Edwin H. (Ed) Moore, Ph.D., is the President-Emeritus of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, a Tallahassee based association of 30 private, not for profit colleges and universities. He led the Association from 2003 until 2019. He also served as the Executive Director of the Higher Education Facilities Finance Authority in Florida and as Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Independent College Fund, a non-profit organization.
• Ed has broad experience in the higher education and K-12 arenas, having served on governing and policy boards in two states. He served for almost a decade on the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Joint Education Commission (K-20). In Florida he was appointed by Jeb Bush to the Council for Education Policy, Research and Improvement (CEPRI), served for many years on the Florida Higher Education Coordinating Council, was national Chairman for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities State Executives, and worked closely with the Florida Chamber of Commerce on long range educational planning issues and studies.
• Over his career he has served in leadership roles in both legislative and executive branches, in the private sector and in several non-profit organizations. He is a nationally recognized policy expert. He has served in many significant positions in a wide array of policy arenas, including education, insurance, healthcare, mental health, criminal justice, and many other areas. He did a Fulbright in Taiwan, linking Florida institutions with their higher education sector. He consulted with both the International Republican Institute and the US State Department on policy issues relating to Bosnia y Herzegovina. As Florida recovered from Covid related issues he was asked to serve as Executive Director of the RESET Florida Task Force organized by Associated Industries of Florida, helping to develop action plans to re-start and strengthen the Florida economy. He authored The Speakers Vol. II, a history of the Speakers of the Florida House of Representatives.
• Ed was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to serve as a member of the Florida Commission on Ethics and previously to the Florida Constitution mandated Government Efficiency Task Force. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the HCA Florida Capital Hospital, and as Vice Chair of the Florida Historic Capitol Foundation Board of Directors. He is a frequent guest on The Morning Show with Preston Scott, The Ed Dean Show, The Usual Suspects, and several other state outlets.
• Ed has been married to Kathleen Armstrong Moore for 51 years. They have four adult children and eight wonderful grandchildren. They reside in Tallahassee.