Dr. Portigliatti is the current Chancellor and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Directors of Florida Christian University. Previously, he served as President of the Institution between 1999 and 2017. Through his leadership, Florida Theological Seminary became Florida Christian University and experienced substantial institutional growth worldwide by offering academic programs from the Associates to Post-Doctoral levels in the areas of Education, Administration, Counseling, Clinical Counseling, Coaching, and Theology. In addition, the Institution began to offer programs in three languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish. During his leadership, Florida Christian University also expanded its physical infrastructure and moved to its current location and international headquarters.
Professor Anthony B. Portigliatti Ph.D. is a U.S. citizen of Italian descent. He was born in the city of Santa Fe, Argentina, where he lived for 16 years, and then moved to Brazil where he lived for 28 years. In 1999, he moved with his family to the United States to become president of Florida Christian University and develop other business projects. He is currently the President of the Board of Directors of Florida Christian University, President of The American Coaching and Mentoring Association (A.C.M.A.), Lakehurst Building, LLC and SOAR Global Institute. As a business executive, he has held important positions in Brazil and abroad, such as Executive Vice President of Group Formitex, holding conglomerate Formica, and Formiplac Formilaine in Brazil, Formica Formicolor, Argentina, and Lamett, in the Netherlands.
Prof. Portigliatti holds a bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in Business Administration, Coaching, Education and Clinical Psychology. He is a professor in these areas at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has participated in numerous monographs, dissertations and doctoral theses, having directed several of these works. He is also an international lecturer in the areas of Human Behavior and Development, Coaching, Communication, Marketing and Diversity, and has served as a Master Coach and Mentor for business leaders, executives, politicians, students and professionals. He is an educator, entrepreneur, investor and real estate developer in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Brazil and Europe.
