Joshua Millikin is chief of staff at Florida Polytechnic University, where he supports the president as a key thought partner, helping position the University as an engine for innovation and a driver of Florida’s growing economy. With a background in legal strategy and governance, Millikin works at the intersection of executive leadership, institutional policy, and board relations, helping guide the University’s strategic priorities and operational effectiveness.
Prior to his current role, Millikin developed experience in university legal affairs, serving as university and legal advisor at Florida Poly, advising on governance, employment matters, Foundation and Direct Support Organization (DSO) relationships, Sunshine Law compliance, and complex institutional agreements. He is particularly skilled in navigating board processes, public records issues, and executive-level decision-making in Florida’s public higher education environment.
Millikin worked in both private legal practice and Fortune 1 corporate legal environments, where he concentrated on complex commercial matters spanning mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and governance frameworks, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and wealth management.
Outside of his professional endeavors, Millikin enjoys volunteering, spending time with his wife, Madi, and enjoying Florida’s beautiful cypress swamps, waters, and fields, in search of whatever game is in season.
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