J. SCOTT ANGLE

PROVOST, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE

The University of Florida is the state’s flagship public university and its premier land-grant university. Its 32,000 employees across 67 counties are responsible for groundbreaking research, the dissemination of science-based information to all Florida residents who can benefit from it, and the education of more than 55,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Scott Angle joined UF in 2020, serving first as senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources and currently as provost.

EDUCATION: University of Maryland (BS, MS), University of Missouri (Ph.D.)

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: I would go to California and let them know that Florida is becoming the agricultural technology capital of the world and that we would love for them to move their technology businesses here to the new Silicon Valley of Agriculture.

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: Mori Hosseini. He came to this country with literally nothing, found an education and started a small business. Now he is one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S. and truly is the epitome of the American dream.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA
“Show up — and if you are not 10 minutes early then you are late!”