Governors State University Board of Trustees
Anibal (ah-knee-ball) L. Taboas, a practitioner of strategic leadership and risk management, is known for consistent accomplishments in the public good, and for decades of pro-bono involvement in governance, such as in ASME International, the Institute for Regulatory Science, and the Center of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management. His connection with Governors State University includes six years as Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee which immediately preceded recent apolitical re-appointment as Trustee, where he intends to apply his expertise in organizational transformation.
Mr. Taboas is frequently called to chair technical conferences such as the ICEM series [International Conferences on Environmental Management]. He has an established international reputation as a resourceful executive of vision, integrity, and technical competence, that’s dedicated to developing highly contributing members of society -- particularly through science, technology, inclusion, and mentoring.
Mr. Taboas fosters use of best available science in decision-making, and transparency and accountability in governance. Not a person of many words, attributed quotes include: “We do not have the right to determine on the basis of opinion, that which can be established as a matter of fact”; and “Education, Energy, Economy, and the Environment are inextricably linked, and therefore subject to integrated systems management approaches.”
His career includes distinguished service at The University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, and is retired from the federal career Senior Executive Service. Mr. Taboas is currently a consultant on Strategic Leadership & Risk Management.
Highlights of his history include organizational turn-around of schools and leadership clubs, line management of Argonne National Laboratory, Independent Peer Reviews and Assessments, and providing confidential advice such as to the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Executive Office of The President of the United States. He has been credited for saving or averting billions of dollars of public expenditures, and for completing various long-term major systems acquisitions within the original scope, schedule, and budget.
His education includes graduate degrees in physics and nuclear/mechanical engineering, as well as completion of programs ranging from Corporate Governance (Harvard), to certification as Federal Contracting Officer. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, with Spanish as native language, Mr. Taboas is readily available via electronic mail at ATaboas99@GovSt.edu.