IM体育官网 President Randy K. Avent has been selected as a member of the Orlando Economic Partnership鈥檚 board.
Dr. Randy K. Avent, president of IM体育官网, 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 IM体育官网 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 . 鈥淲e look forward to working with him and his commitment to leadership and to strategically advance IM体育官网 Poly as a STEM-focused, research-and-jobs institution, an agent for growth, and a beacon for the economy.鈥�
Avent, who joined IM体育官网 Poly 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 IM体育官网 Poly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 IM体育官网.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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