He is the immediate past chairman of the James Madison Institute, a Florida-based think tank; A member of the board of directors for Triumph Gulf Coast which is responsible for spending 1.5 billion in BP money in Northwest Florida; immediate past chairman of the board of trustees for Gulf Coast Regional Hospital (40 years). He is the immediate past chairman of the Board of Florida State University, past chairman of the board of the Florida Chamber of Commerce; past chairman of the board of the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission; past chairman of the board of the Florida Council on Military Base and Mission Support; past vice chairman of Enterprise Florida ( the governor is the honorary chairman ); past chairman of the board of the Bay Economic Development Alliance;