Kenneth A. Jessell

Kenneth Jessell
6th President of Florida International University
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 21, 2022
Acting: January 21, 2022 – November 9, 2022
Preceded byMark B. Rosenberg
Personal details
Born (1955-07-10) July 10, 1955 (age 69)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseLori Jessell
EducationFlorida State University (BA, MBA, PhD)

Kenneth Arthur Jessell (born July 10, 1955)[2][3] is an American educator, university administrator, professor and the sixth and current president of Florida International University. He succeeded Mark B. Rosenberg as president in January 2022, following Rosenberg's resignation amidst allegations of sexual harassment.[4]

  1. ^ "Kenneth Arthur Jessell's Florida Voter Registration". voterrecords.com.
  2. ^ Tavel, Jimena (April 15, 2022). "A collector, granddad: Five things you may not know about FIU's Interim President Ken Jessell". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kenneth Arthur Jessell , 1408 Brickell Bay DR APT 611, Miami, FL 33131 | Vote Reference". voteref.com.
  4. ^ "Investigation stops short of labeling former FIU president's conduct 'sexual harassment'". WLRN. March 3, 2022.