Dr. Randy K. Avent, president of 海角吃瓜网, recently was appointed to the board of Orlando Economic Partnership. The board works to unify community strategies to build a stronger, more prosperous economy for the Central Florida region.
The partnership is a public-private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization. In addition to Avent, its board includes members from organizations like JP Morgan Chase, SeaWorld Orlando, Siemens Energy, and Lockheed Martin.
鈥淒r. Avent is a champion who supports the partnership鈥檚 mission to advance broad-based prosperity for the region, and we believe his devotion to higher learning focused on advancing technology and our state鈥檚 economy is a great asset to our board,鈥� said Tim Giuliani, president and CEO of the Orlando Economic Partnership. 鈥淲e look forward to working with him and his commitment to leadership and to strategically advance 海角吃瓜网 as a STEM-focused, research-and-jobs institution, an agent for growth, and a beacon for the economy.鈥�
Avent, who joined 海角吃瓜网 as its founding president in 2014, is an accomplished academician, senior administrator, and research scientist, Avent has an extensive background teaching and directing research at prominent higher-education institutions dedicated to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
鈥淚 am excited and proud to be joining the board of an organization whose mission aligns so well with 海角吃瓜网鈥檚,鈥� said Avent, one of nine new members of the board. 鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to sharing how core STEM education can attract some of the nation鈥檚 most forward-thinking companies, while learning about how the partnership is developing mutually beneficial relationships throughout the region. Together, we can help attract more advanced, high-tech employers to Central Florida.鈥�
In addition to his appointment to the Orlando Economic Partnership Board, Avent is a member of the Charlemagne Prize Academy Advisory Committee, the Royal European Academy of Doctors, and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Avent has a Ph.D. in biomedical mathematics and engineering, two master鈥檚 degrees in electrical engineering and biomedical mathematics and engineering, and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in zoology. He also is a 2005 graduate of the Greater Boston Executive Program at MIT鈥檚 Sloan School of Management.
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