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NSU H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship 2002 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame: Alan B. Levan

NSU H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship 2002 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame: Alan B. Levan

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The advice that I would give to young entrepreneurs is to look at every channel and every challenge as an opportunity, and every disappointment as an opportunity. There is no easy road here. — Alan B Levine

Inductee Biography

In 2018, Nova Southeastern University’s Board of Trustees nominated and voted for Mr. Levan to serve as its chairman for an initial three-year term. Mr. Levan has served on the university’s board for 18 years. Mr. Levan is chairman and CEO of BBX Capital Corporation (NYSE: BBX) and Chairman of Bluegreen Vacations Corporation (NYSE: BXG).

Under his leadership, BBX has invested in and acquired businesses in banking, investment banking, real estate, retail brokerage, timeshares and other sectors. Mr. Levan has also served as chairman and CEO of Levitt Corporation (NYSE: LEV) and BankAtlantic (NYSE: BBX). He has also served as a director of Benihana, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHN). Mr. Levan is highly active in the community. In addition to the numerous roles he holds at NSU, he is also the founder and chairman of the BBX Capital Foundation, formerly BankAtlantic Foundation, which has contributed more than $15 million to the South Florida community.

Mr. Levan has generously provided major philanthropic support to not only NSU but to other organizations as well. In 2018, Mr. Levan and his wife, Susie Levan, were named Philanthropists of the Year for Broward County by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Fort Lauderdale/Broward Chapter.

Mr. Levan has received Habitat for Humanity’s Spirit of Humanity Award, NSU’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Award, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Cutting-Edge Award, Sun-Sentinel’s Excalibur Business Leader of the Year Award, Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business Business Leader of the Year award and Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award for Florida.

Original Date

2002

Date Digitized

5-24-2024

Keywords

Alan B. Levan, Association of Fundraising Professionals, BankAtlantic, BBX Capital Corporation, BBX Capital Foundation, Benihana Inc, Bluegreen Vacations Corporation, Broward County, business biography, business leadership, community activism, corporate investment, Cutting-Edge Award, entrepreneurial advice, entrepreneurship, Ernst & Young, Excalibur Business Leader of the Year Award, Florida Atlantic University, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, investment banking, Levitt Corporation, Nova Southeastern University, philanthropic support, Philanthropists of the Year, real estate, retail brokerage, South Florida, Spirit of Humanity Award, Susie Levan, timeshares

Disciplines

Business | Education | Higher Education

Original Format

VHS

Run Time

00:11:15

Repository

NSU Archives, Nova Southeastern University

NSU H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship 2002 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame: Alan B. Levan

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