Richard Michal serves as the senior vice president and chief facilities officer for the Purdue Research Foundation. He is responsible for the foundation’s five research parks, $46 million in residential real estate, and the development of the university’s 400-acre Discovery Park District – a $1.2 billion mixed-use comprehensive redevelopment of the west end of Purdue’s historic West Lafayette campus. Prior to joining PRF, Michal was the AVP of Operations at Butler University, where he was responsible for $300 million of capital projects and oversaw approximately 300 acres of grounds, over 2.1 million square feet of buildings, and a staff of 115 employees. He has an undergraduate degree from Purdue University’s School of Engineering in construction engineering and management, a master’s in business administration in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, a bachelor’s and master’s in architecture from the University of Arizona College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and a doctorate with distinction in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Michal is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED-accredited professional. He has 30 years of professional experience in strategy, facilities management, design, planning, construction, utility regulation, consulting, and teaching. Michal serves on the board of the Broad Ripple Village Association and is the Board Treasurer for the Society for College and University Planning.