We are sorry, online registration is now closed. Join the Business Professionals of PULSE for the June PULSE Luncheon at the Beautiful Speaker: Andrew Duffell, President & CEO of the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University Topic: Research Park: Economic Engine for the Future Andrew Duffell, President & CEO Research Park at Florida Atlantic University
About Andrew Andrew Duffell is a recognized thought-leader on the strategic role of business creation, recruitment, retention and expansion as a foundation for the Florida economy. A frequent speaker and panelist, Andrew presents a pragmatic approach to working with start-ups and Fortune 100 companies on market entry and development strategies.
In his current role as president and CEO of the Florida Atlantic Research and Development Authority, the governing body of the Research Park, he is bringing renewed energy to the growth of the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, formulating and implementing its first strategic plan, and raising its profile as a significant economic asset for South Florida.
With a degree in European studies and post-graduate work in human resources, finance and strategy, Duffell began his U.S. career working with the North of England Inward Investment Agency where he assisted U.S. companies with expansion into European markets. Using his bilingual capabilities, it was in this early capacity that Duffell honed his business assistance skills.
At the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Duffell helped orchestrate the recruitment and expansion of local, national and international technology companies, which continue to add approximately $3 billion annually to the regional economy. Due in part to Duffell’s work, South Florida is now home to Max Planck Florida Institute, one of the most revered bioscience research institutes in the world.
Duffell also worked with Enterprise Florida, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Broward counties to create the first trade mission and marketing materials to promote South Florida as the global business destination in the region.
In 2012,the South Florida Business Journal honored him as a top “40 Under 40” in South Florida; in 2010 the Urban Land Institute Southeast Florida/Caribbean Chapter awarded him its “Young Leader of the Year” vision award and he was named the 2008 South Florida Business Journal’s “Up and Comer of the Year” for finance and economic development.
Duffell’s current civic leadership roles include serving on the Board of Directors for the Association of University Research Parks (AURP); the FAU Dean of Engineering’s Executive Advisory Council; as treasurer for the Florida Research Parks Network (FRPN); and on the Life Sciences South Florida (LSSF) Executive Committee. He was a final round judge for the FAU Business Plan Competition and served on FAU’s search committee for a new Associate Vice President for Research. He is chairman of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s economic development committee.