The Florida Board of Education has tapped an aide of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the state’s next education commissioner.

Anastasios Kamoutsas, a Florida International University alum, has overseen policy efforts in education, law enforcement and emergency management in Gov. Ron DeSantis' office.

Governor Ron DeSantis talked about the work that has been done to improve universities across the state at Florida's Education Commissioner's Summit on Wednesday.He pointed to reviews that tenured professors now must undergo every five years.