Finance & Insurance

Troy Templeton

Managing Partner, Trivest Partners, Coral Gables

Trivest Partners, with offices in Miami, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, is a private investment firm that focuses on founder and family-owned businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1981, it's among the oldest private investment firms in the Southeast. Templeton joined the firm in 1989, and since then it has grown to nearly 90 employees. He is chairman of Junior Achievement of Greater Miami.

EDUCATION: Stetson University (BBA, MBA)

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: Improving the standard of living for the working and middle class by focusing on economic growth, increasing home ownership, reducing insurance costs, providing education opportunities and common-sense solutions to reduce medical costs.

READING: Any biography by Walter Isaacson. They all provide great insight into some of the most influential people in our history.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA: Ho Ho Ho — our family motto which stands for helping ourselves, helping others, and helping our planet. Before we can help others, we have to take care of ourselves through education, financial independence, health and wellness.

WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Persistence beats resistance.

Ron Antevy

Antevy Capital

Mark K. Bennett

Bank of America

Brittany Birken

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Elisha González Bonnewitz

Fairwinds Credit Union

Kevin Burgoyne

Florida Venture Forum

Timothy Cartwright

Fifth Avenue Family Office

John Corbett

SouthState

Frank X. Dalton

Fulcrum Equity Partners

Doug Davidson

Bank of America

Don Defosset

DJD Group

KERRY C. DUSTIN

FALLS RIVER GROUP

V. RAYMOND FERRARA

ProVise Management Group

JORGE GONZALEZ

City National Bank

Drew Graham

Ballast Point Ventures

Ken Griffin

Citadel

Keith Hoskins

Navy FCU

Dena Jalbert

Align Business Advisory Services

Ryan James

Surety Bank

KEVIN JOHNSON

SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION

Jeffrey Korzenik

Fifth Third Bank

Rodger Krouse

Sun Capital Partners

Martha “Marty” Lanahan

First Horizon Bank

Marc Leder

Sun Capital Partners

Jarrett Levan

BBX Sweet Holdings

AGOSTINHO MACEDO

OCEAN BANK

Roberto R. Muñoz

Global Financial Group

Shirl Penney

Dynasty Partners

Brian Philpot

AgAmerica

Joy Randels

New Market Partners

Robert C. Ritchie

American Integrity Insurance

THOMAS SITTEMA

CONVERSUS

William G. Smith Jr.

CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP

ADRIA STARKEY

FINEMARK NATIONAL BANK & TRUST

Mario Trueba

First Horizon

Will Weatherford

Weatherford Capital

CHRISTINA “CINA” WELCH

FCCI INSURANCE GROUP

BRIAN WOLFBURG

VYSTAR CREDIT UNION

Cathie Wood

ARK Invest

Andrew Wright

Ally Capital Group