The Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly Business Before Hours Wednesday, November 19, 2014. We are pleased to have the president of Florida Atlantic University, Dr. John Kelly as our guest speaker. 

About Dr. John Kelly:
Dr. John W. Kelly was named President of Florida Atlantic University on January 17, 2014, coming to FAU from Clemson University, where he served in leadership positions for 28 years. As Vice President for Economic Development he was one of Clemson’s three Mission Vice Presidents, with wide-ranging responsibilities that included policy setting, strategic planning, hiring strategies, communication and budgeting.  He oversaw 12 campuses and centers in a variety of South Carolina locations, supervised more than 900 employees and managed an annual budget of $90 million.
 
Dr. Kelly also headed Clemson University Public Service Activities, a statewide agency with outreach programs in 46 counties. In this role, he directed Clemson’s Undergraduate Service Learning program, oversaw a broad array of specialized centers and institutes and was co-leader of the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development.
 
At FAU, Dr. Kelly presides over an institution that currently serves more than 30,000 students at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. One of the largest employers in South Florida, FAU has more than 3,500 employees, including 1,000 dedicated faculty members, an annual operating budget in excess of $690 million and an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion.
 
Active on the national level, Dr. Kelly has served on the boards of the Administrative Heads Section of the National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges (now the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) and the American Distance Education Consortium.
 
Dr. Kelly holds three degrees in horticulture – a bachelor’s degree from Clemson and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.