Altony “Tony” Lee III

Tony Lee, Ed.D., is assistant vice chancellor of public policy and advocacy with the State University System of Florida. Lee communicates with the Legislature, executive staff and BOG colleagues to develop, evaluate and analyze legislative bills and amendments. Additionally, he supports public affairs and collaborates with government relations offices at Florida's 12 universities to obtain insight, guidance and understanding of how policies and funding will impact their universities.

Previously, Lee spent more than 20 years in higher education and nonprofit development, building public and private partnerships and raising millions of dollars for those institutions, including Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida State University, Radford University, and Zoo Tampa.

Lee is a champion for alumni engagement, student success and postsecondary education through community service and volunteerism. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Florida State University, a master's in communication from Florida International University, and an Ed.D. in applied learning sciences from the University of Miami.

Lee was a presidential appointee to the board and plans to utilize his experience to assist the Alumni Association and Florida State University with engagement and member development.