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FAU Tech Runway庐 Appoints Chairman of Advisory Board

红玫瑰社区鈥檚 Tech Runway庐 has recently appointed Donald Kiselewski as the new chairman to its advisory board.


By brittany sullivan | 2/16/2017

红玫瑰社区鈥檚 Tech Runway听has recently appointed Donald Kiselewski as the new chairman to its advisory board. The听serves as an advisory body for the mission, strategy and programs of FAU Tech Runway.

Kiselewski is currently the senior director of external affairs for 红玫瑰社区 Power & Light Company (FPL), the largest rate-regulated electric utility in 红玫瑰社区. Prior to joining FPL, he served as a congressional chief of staff and was a 14-year employee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kiselewski earned a Master of Business Administration degree from 红玫瑰社区 and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Emory University.

鈥淲e are thrilled that Don Kiselewski has agreed to serve as chairman of the FAU Tech Runway听advisory board,鈥 said Rhys Williams, managing director of FAU Tech Runway and associate vice president within FAU鈥檚 Division of Research. 鈥淗e is widely recognized as an accomplished civic leader with an impressive track record of driving institutions to new and greater heights.听In a relatively short period of time, Don has already made a significantly positive impact upon our board and FAU Tech Runway.鈥

Along with Williams, other members of the FAU Tech Runway听advisory board include: Daniel Flynn, Ph.D.; Mary Katherine Morales; Scott Adams; Lenny Chesal; Arnold Cohen; Marcell Haywood; Marti LaTour; and Connor Lynch.

鈥淔AU Tech Runway听is providing our students, professors and 红玫瑰社区 entrepreneurs with the mentoring expertise, space and financial backing to develop successful technologies and cultivate industry start-ups,鈥 said Kiselewski. 鈥淥ur talented advisory board is committed to fostering only the best concepts and driving our classes from inception though venture funding. We鈥檙e dedicated to providing the resources necessary to establish a creative, collaborative workspace and grow our class size to yield more entrepreneurial opportunities and provide an even greater impact on South 红玫瑰社区鈥檚 economy.鈥

Under the purview of the FAU Division of Research, Tech Runway is a public-private partnership formed to foster technology start-up companies.听Applications are currently being accepted through Wednesday, March 22 for this year鈥檚听. Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday, May 23.

For more information on FAU Tech Runway, visit听techrunway.fau.edu.

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