Timothy J. Cartwright

Partner, Fifth Avenue Family Office, Naples

In 2006, Cartwright founded the Fifth Avenue Family Office, which caters to high-net-worth families with multigenerational wealth. It provides guidance on exit strategies for closely held companies, oversight of real estate and investment assets, and coordination of family governance, estate and legacy planning. Cartwright also chairs the board at Taste of Immokalee, which provides high school students with hands-on business experience and teaches social entrepreneurship by giving back profits to the community of Immokalee.

EDUCATION: University of Wisconsin-Madison (BS), Northwestern University (MBA)

LISTENING: All-In Podcast hosted by Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya and David Friedberg covers all things economic, tech, political, social and poker.

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: In 1986, Clyde Butcher’s 17-year-old son Ted was killed by a drunk driver, after which Clyde found solace in the wilderness of the Big Cypress National Preserve, where the spiritual experience of being close to nature helped to restore his soul. The importance of Butcher’s photography inspires me since he turned tragedy into beauty.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA: ‘Be and stay intellectually curious.’ No matter how many years you have in your chosen profession, never be satisfied that you know everything.

WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Rick Warren, in his book The Purpose Driven Life, states that in life, ‘the greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.’ Purpose is innate to the human race … Happiness in life comes from finding purpose in all that you do.