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Gregory Adam Haile, J.D. (born October 20, 1977), is an equity partner a
Strategos Group
and founder and head of its Higher Ed and Workforce Advisory practice. He is also a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School and Board Chair at the
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. With a unique blend of higher education and entrepreneurship experience, Haile's work focuses on the intersection of three key elements of American national security: economic mobility, engaging low-income and marginalized communities to support our nation's workforce needs, and AI. He previously served as the seventh president of
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, part of the
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.


Early life and education

Haile was born on October 20, 1977, in
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,
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. The first member of his family to attain a post-secondary education degree, Haile graduated
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with a
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from
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, receiving the Most Outstanding Graduate award from his college. As a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Haile earned a J.D. degree from the
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in 2002. During law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the National Black Law Journal and editor of the Journal on Gender and Law. He later received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from
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and is a fellow of the
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Higher Education Management Institute.


Career

Building on the work he has been doing during his senior fellowship at Mossavar-Rahami Center, as leader of Strategos Group's Higher Education and Workforce Training practice, Haile guides the consultancy's efforts in advising private sector companies on economic mobility, workforce development, and the integration of AI technologies, while supporting higher education institutions in their pursuit of innovation. During the Biden Administration, Haile also served on th
U.S.- EU Talent for Growth Task Force
Co-chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Secretary of State, the task force assembled 6 U.S. leaders from business, labor and education, with counterparts from the EU to build on workforce initiatives from both sides of the Atlantic, to catalyze and advance human capital in technology fields. He was the only college president appointed to the Task Force based on the success of Broward College's many workforce training programs, including bachelors and associate degrees, certificate, apprenticeship, and micro-credentialing programs. Haile served as the seventh president of Broward College from July 2018-September 2023. During his investiture (formal installation) speech, Haile announced an expanded business model for Broward College, Broward UP™, with the goal of improving access to higher education for residents in six
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ZIP codes with disproportionately high unemployment rates, low education attainment, and low household income. Under his leadership, Broward College was named a top-10 finalist for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence in 2019 and 2021 (with distinction), received $30 million from philanthropist
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(the largest private gift in its history), and the
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named Broward UP a Promise Neighborhood, awarding $30 million over five years – the largest grant in the College's history. Haile served as an adjunct professor with Broward College, teaching Business Law and Ethics in the fall semester of 2014, and with
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, teaching Business Law from January 2003 to February 2004. From 2011 to 2018, Haile was the General Counsel and Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs at Broward College. Every summer, Haile teaches a self-designed 4-credit course in Higher Education Law and Policy at
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appointed Haile to the State of Florida's Re-Open Task Force, and to the
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Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee on April 22, 2020.


Professional organizations

Haile has served on the board of directors for a variety of corporations, nonprofit organizations, and community groups, such as the
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, BBX Capital Corporation, Leadership Florida,
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, Pace Center for Girls, The Broward Workshop, United Way of Broward County, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, and the
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Committee


Awards and recognitions

Haile has been recognized for his work and service in the business community, receiving several awards, including: *
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's Florida Chair's Award, 2020 *
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Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, 2020–21 * Junior Achievement of South Florida's U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award, 2021 *
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's Top 250 Power Leaders, 2019–21 *
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's South Florida Ultimate CEOs, 2021


References

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