Ben Sasse, former U.S. Senator for Nebraska, now serves as President of the University of Florida. A two-time New York Times national best-selling author and a business turnaround guy, Ben has built dozens of teams that build winning strategies. In the U.S. Senate, his work on the intelligence, finance, and judiciary committees focused on the future of work, the future of foreign policy, and the First Amendment. Ben is committed to guiding Gator Nation through this era of rapid change in the nature of work, technology, and higher education. Ben and his wife, Melissa, have two college-age daughters and a 12-year-old son.