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2024 University Presidents Council Forum

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NASHVILLE:  The University Presidents Council convened for its annual meeting in the Board Room of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee on January 29, 2024.  The meeting, which is convened by Global Action Platform, included Presidents from ten major universities in the region, along with the Chairman of the Greater Nashville Chamber of Commerce, and the President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

Freddie O’Connell, Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Jan Rivkin, Professor of strategy and Co-Director of the Young American Leaders Program, Harvard Business School, joined the Council as guests and speakers.

Highlights of the program presentations are shared below.

Regional Platform Advancing Regional Collaboration among Universities, Business, Government, Capital Markets, and NGOs.

Dr. Scott T. Massey, Chairman and CEO, Global Action Platform opened the meeting with an overview of the creation and purpose of the University Presidents Council and the current programs of Global Action Platform.

Global Action Platform was created by the area university Presidents and the Chamber in 2012 to operate as a neutral, trusted platform to convene the universities and to advance strategic collaborations among the academic, business, investment, government, and nonprofit sectors.