USF receives record $40 million gift for AI, cybersecurity

The University of South Florida announced the largest donation in the school’s history: a $40 million gift from Arnie and Lauren Bellini to create the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing. The gift, university leaders said, will help transform the region into a cybersecurity leader amid a workforce shortage.

Arnie Bellini founded the Tampa Bay based IT support firm ConnectWise, which sold for $1.5 billion in 2019. He donated $10.6 million to USF in 2022 to…