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founders
David Houle
Co-Founder, Managing DirectorDavid Houle is a futurist, thinker and speaker. Houle spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He has worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that created and launched MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and CNN Headline News.
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Philip Kotler
Co-FounderPhilip Kotler is widely acknowledged as the father of modern marketing and the world’s foremost expert on strategic marketing. He was voted the first Leader in Marketing Thought by the American Marketing Association and named The Founder of Modern Marketing Management in the Handbook of Management Thinking.
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Jason Voss
Co-FounderJason Voss, CFA, is CEO of Active Investment Management (AIM) Consulting, LLC. He is the author of multiple books, among them, The Intuitive Investor; Valuation Techniques; Lie Detection for Investment Professionals; and the cutting-edge Meditation Guide for Investment Professionals.
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Directors
Steven High
Founding AdviserSteven High is the Executive Director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and is on the faculty at Florida State University.
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Karen Holbrook
Founding AdviserKaren A. Holbrook, PhD was appointed regional chancellor at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee on Jan. 2, 2018, after serving as executive vice president at USFSM and senior advisor to the president of the University of South Florida system since the summer of 2017.
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William Johnston
Founding AdviserJohnston spent his entire life at the New York Stock Exchange. The last job he had there was as President and COO of the NYSE from 1996-2003.
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David Klement
Founding AdviserDavid Klement is a retired Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has spent 45 years studying and commenting on public policy issues in Florida.
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Lucie Lapovsky
Founding AdviserLucie Lapovsky is an economist who consults, writes and speaks widely on issues related to strategic issues in higher education finance, pricing, strategy, governance, and enrollment management. She also specializes in searches for chief financial officers and writes and speaks on issues related to women’s leadership.
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Dr. Donal O’Shea
Founding AdviserDonal O’Shea, an internationally renowned mathematician, has been president of New College of Florida since July 1, 2012.
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Dr. Carol Probstfeld
Founding AdviserDr. Carol F. Probstfeld is the sixth president of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Established in 1957, SCF is the area’s oldest and largest public college with campuses in Bradenton, Venice, Lakewood Ranch and online.
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Dr. Larry Thompson
Founding AdviserAs head of this premiere art and design college in Sarasota, Florida, he is transforming the way people think about art and design and why businesses must embrace creativity to thrive in the 21st-century global economy.
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Rebecca van der Bogert
Founding AdviserBecky van der Bogert has served in various leadership roles including Head of Palm Beach Day Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, Superintendent of Schools in Winnetka, Illinois and in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She has also taught courses on critical and creative thinking and leadership at Lesley University, University of Massachusetts, and Directed Programs at Northwestern University and Harvard University for leaders in education.
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Cliff Walters
Founding AdviserCliff currently serve on the board of several companies including Bealls, Inc. Past President or Board Chair of Numerous Civic and Community Organizations including: Ringling Museum, Manatee Chamber of Commerce, Manasota Goodwill, Sarasota/Manatee USF, Manatee United Way, Manatee Co Bar Association, Leadership Florida - Calusa Region, Kiwanis Club of Bradenton, and EDC of Manate
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