Dr. Henry Mack

Until recently, Dr. Henry Mack served as the higher education and workforce system head for the State of Florida, a post he held for four years. As chancellor, he was responsible for Florida’s public and nonpublic institutions of higher education—overseeing a $3 billion dollar budget with a combined K-20 student enrollment of 1.5 million, annually. He led the Divisions of Florida Colleges, Career and Adult Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Blind Services, the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Workforce Education and Economic Alignment, and the Commission for Independent Education. He was directly responsible for the State of Florida’s workforce education strategy, budget, operations, policy and finance, grants and administration, and, together with the Governor’s Office, responsible for all higher education and workforce education legislative and policy priorities.

Prior to his appointment at the Florida Department of Education, Henry served as a Vice President for Workforce Education and Innovation at one of the nation’s largest four- year institutions, Broward College. At Broward, Henry oversaw the college’s career and technical education programs, the development of new baccalaureate degrees, and the college’s business incubator and accelerator.

Henry also holds multiple faculty positions at Florida International University, the University of Miami, and Florida State University, where he currently teaches courses in the philosophy of education and education policy.

Henry earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theology and philosophy from the Catholic University of America and doctorate in education administration and philosophy of education from the University of Miami. He currently lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Ashley, and three children, Hadley, Holden, and Arden.