Superintendent

As the Superintendent of A High-Performing School District, Mike Burke is passionate about ensuring academic excellence and paving the way to post-graduate success for the District’s more than 167,560 students who attend 180 schools. He is deeply committed to the School Board’s mission to educate, affirm, and inspire each student in an equity-embedded school system.

As Superintendent of the 10th largest district in the nation, Mr. Burke also oversees Palm Beach County’s largest workforce. The District employs nearly 23,000 people.

Mr. Burke’s tenure as Superintendent began in July 2021. He was unanimously elected by the School Board because of his extensive experience with all aspects of District operations and administration spanning more than 24 years. For most of his career, Mr. Burke served as the District’s Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for both Financial Management and Information Technology.

Visit the Superintendent, School District of Palm Beach County.

Read the Strategic Plan 2022-2027.

Executive Director, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Dr. Randy D. Blakely holds the David J. S. Nicholson Distinguished Professorship in Neuroscience and is Professor of Biomedical Science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). From 1995-2016, he held the Allan D. Bass Endowed Chair in Pharmacology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. In 2016, he became the founding Executive Director of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute at FAU. 

Visit The Blakely Lab at Florida Atlantic University.

Visit the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute.