Longtime area CEO’s foundation donates $16 million

Brian Jellison was CEO of Sarasota-based Roper Technologies for 17 years.

By Business Observer Staff
| 1:36 p.m. January 30, 2020
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Courtesy. Brian and Sheila Jellison with their daughters Christie Jellison Mucha, Michelle Jellison and Hilary Jellison Simonds.Â The Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation is giving $16 million to Indiana University.

Manatee-Sarasota

SARASOTA — The Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation is giving $16 million to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, with a goal of supporting free enterprise, financial literacy and lifelong learning.

Brian Jellison was CEO of Lakewood Ranch-based Roper Technologies for 17 years. In 2001, Jellison became CEO at Roper and was promoted to chairman in 2003. During his tenure there, the 15,000-employee company transformed its business model and grew its market capitalization from $1.5 billion to more than $30 billion, according to a press release. Roper had $5.1 billion in revenue in 2018.