ED CHILES
FOUNDER, CHILES GROUP, ANNA MARIA
The Chiles Group owns restaurants, farms, aquaculture operations and real estate, “all run with a commitment to sustainability.” The company employs more than 350. Chiles founded the group more than 41 years ago. The son of former Gov. Lawton Chiles says he’s “always been a grounded local businessman who’s used local, fresh, native fish. My restaurants are a model for sustainability.”
| EDUCATION | University of Florida (BA) |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I worked at the Great Adventure drive-through amusement park in N.J., where I managed 140 baboons. |
| WORRIES ABOUT | Red tide and water quality issues |
| READING | How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, by Bill Gates; Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson; The Book of Joy, by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams |