Anthony James Catanese is an American university administrator, author, and a former President and CEO of the Florida Institute of Technology.

[6][7][8] Prior to his career in academic administration, Catanese maintained a private practice in design, planning and development.

[9] Catanese was provost of Pratt Institute in New York City, dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, associate dean of the School of Engineering and Environmental Design and James A. Ryder Professor at the University of Miami and professor and director of the Center for Planning and Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

[16][17] In 2003, Catanese assembled an administrative team at the university and appointed T. Dwayne McCay as provost and chief academic officer.

[4] In 2008, construction on the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts began at the Florida Institute of Technology under Catanese.

[16] The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida President's Council elected Catanese to serve a two-year term as chairman in 2010.

[19] He was recognized for establishing a pre-law program at the Florida Institute of Technology and organizing an advisory committee of members of the Brevard Bar Association.

[19] Catanese was inducted into the Florida Institute of Technology's Sports Hall of Fame in February 2014 for his contribution to the university's athletics program.