Presidential Profile

The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees invites applications and nominations for the fifth president of Florida Gulf Coast University. Florida Gulf Coast University Presidential Search Advisory Committee members are representatives of the Board of Governors, the Board of Trustees, faculty, students, administration, staff, alumni, donors and members of the Southwest Florida communities. The committee is chaired by Edward Morton, current vice chair of the FGCU Board of Trustees. It is anticipated that the new president will assume office on or about July 1, 2023.

The president reports to the Board of Trustees and serves as the university’s chief executive officer, embracing the core values of integrity, collegiality, leadership development, support of scholarship and enthusiasm that are exemplified across the institution. The president is responsible for all operations of the university, including overall leadership and management of the institution, its academic enterprise, a Division I athletics program, fundraising and mobilization of all constituents, including faculty, alumni, staff, students, community, corporate, foundation and local and state government leaders to meet institutional and regional goals. The president will lead the continuing transformation of the university as it achieves further academic advances and propel the institution to be among the state’s top choices for universities.

A key priority for the president will be to work with external constituencies to generate the resources FGCU needs to deliver on its mission and expand its operations and enhance its profile In building these external relationships, the president will also demonstrate considerable skill and experience as a communicator and negotiator and will possess the diplomatic dexterity, political savvy, courage of convictions, self-awareness and discerning judgment necessary for superb leadership.