Mori Hosseini

CHAIRMAN & CEO, ICI HOMES, DAYTONA BEACH

Hosseini runs ICI Homes, which develops master-planned communities in major Florida markets. The company and its affiliates — home building, golf course operations, amenities, title company, lumber company, real estate brokerages — employ nearly 600. Hosseini was born in Iran and founded ICI Homes in 1980. Hosseini is a prominent and active supporter of higher education and is the current chairman of the board of trustees at the University of Florida and at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is a board member of Space Florida and past chairman of the State University System’s Board of Governors.