About The Instructor
Bob Swindell
President and CEO
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
Bob Swindell was named President and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance in November 2009. He joined the Alliance as the Senior Vice President of Business Development in 2003. Bob and his team assist local, national, and international companies already doing business here or those prospective companies considering a move to Greater Fort Lauderdale. The Alliance is Broward County's official public / private economic development partnership and brings together the County’s business community and 31 municipalities for the purposes of accelerating economic & job growth. A lifelong Broward resident, he has served in several business and community leadership roles. Prior to his position with the Alliance, Bob was President of Champion Manufacturing for 18 years; a Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale based industrial supply company serving the Southeastern United States. In 1992, during the impact of Hurricane Andrew, Bob chaired the local Board of the American Red Cross for 2 years. Florida Governors Martinez, Chiles, and Bush have appointed Bob to lead statewide boards. In November 2012, Bob was again appointed to the Board of Pilot Commissioners by Governor Rick Scott. He serves on several professional & community Boards including Enterprise Florida, NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association), SFTA (South Florida Technology Alliance), FRLA (Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association), CareerSource Broward, the Broward Education Foundation, and is serving as the 2015 Chairman of FEDC (Florida Economic Development Council). Since October of 2005, Bob has served on the Florida Atlantic Research & Development Park Authority as an appointee of the Broward County Commission. Bob is a 2013 graduate of Leadership Florida Class XXXI (31). He is a 1986 alumnus of Leadership Broward – Class V (5) and was recognized as a 2011 Business Leader of the Year by the Leadership Broward Foundation. In June of 2013, Governor Rick Scott presented Bob with the Governor’s Business Ambassador Award at the Annual meeting of Leadership Florida.