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Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Charlie Lydecker to the Board of Governors of the State University System

June
14
2019

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Charlie Lydecker to the Board of Governors of the State University System.

Charlie Lydecker

Lydecker, of Ormond Beach, is the President and CEO of Foundation Risk Partners. He is chairman of the Florida Birth Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association and a member of the Board of Trustees of American University in Washington, D.C.  He serves on the board of the NASCAR Foundation, Halifax Hospital Foundation and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. He is the fundraising Chairman for the YMCA of Volusia and Flagler Counties. Lydecker spent 26 years at Brown & Brown, Inc. serving in leadership positions including: Retail Division President, Regional President and Profit Center Leader. He also served on their Senior Leadership Council. He is former Vice Chairman of the Florida Ethics Commission and has served on several banking boards over the past years, most recently as a Director of Gateway Banks of Florida. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Business Administration from American University. Lydecker is appointed to a vacant seat for the remainder of a term.

This appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.