'A great honor': FSU trustees reelect Peter Collins to serve as the board's chair
All of Florida State University's Board of Trustees members agree that the board's chair, Peter Collins, continues to be the right person for the job.
The FSU College of Business alumnus was re-elected to serve as chair – which marks his third term in the role – after a unanimous vote during an Aug. 29 Board of Trustees meeting at the Turnbull Conference Center on campus.
"It's a great honor," Collins said during the meeting. "I love the board, I love the university and I love being able to lead such a great group of people. It's not even really leading – it's participating with you guys. I appreciate it."
At the same time, he noted that his next couple of years as chair will be his last term, which will bring him to a total of six years of serving in the capacity since each term lasts two years. A previous vote was made a few months ago to elect FSU trustee Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz as the board's vice chair.
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Collins was appointed to FSU's Board of Trustees by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2020 before being elected chair in 2021 , succeeding former trustee Ed Burr. He previously served on the FSU Foundation board and as chair of the foundation's Investment and Development committees.
As a two-time FSU graduate, Collins earned his bachelor's degree in finance and a master's in business administration. He is also the co-founder and managing principal of Forge Capital Partners – a Tampa-based real estate investment and management company that does business in the southeast U.S.
"Chair Collins has been a tremendous partner in advancing Florida State University as one of the top public universities in the nation," FSU President Richard McCullough said in a prepared statement. "I truly value his leadership, insight and dedication to the university."
FSU Trustee Maximo Alvarez also highlighted Collins' "leadership, hard work and dedication" when expressing why he thinks he should remain in the chair position. "We're very impressed," Alvarez told Collins at the board meeting. "We really need your help to continue and finish the job that we started to do."
Tarah Jean is the higher education reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat, a member of the USA TODAY Network – Florida. She can be reached at tjean@tallahassee.com . Follow her on X: @tarahjean_ .
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