Adam Hasner, an executive at private prison company The GEO Group and a former majority leader of the Florida House, became the eighth president of Florida Atlantic University in February.
“Florida Atlantic University is a shining example of what a modern university can achieve — academic excellence, cutting-edge research, student access and success, all while maintaining a strong connection to the communities it serves,” said Hasner, who has a law degree from Florida State University.
As a Republican state representative from 2002 to 2010 representing southern Palm Beach County and northern Broward County, Hasner was chosen to be majority leader by then-House Speaker and now U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
He counts among his legislative accomplishments leading the efforts to secure funding to establish FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and securing $43 million for the university’s current College of Engineering building.
Hasner will make a base salary of $875,000 with performance bonuses up to $150,000. He succeeds John Kelly, who announced his resignation in 2022, and Stacy Volnick, who served as interim president.
Hasner and his wife, Jillian, who is executive director of a nonprofit, live in Boca Raton.
— Steve Plunkett
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