Michael G. Tanner

Shareholder, Gunster, Jacksonville

Tanner is the former president of the Florida Bar and has served as president of the Jacksonville chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is an inductee to the invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers. As Florida Bar president, he was appointed to a special committee to make recommendations to the Florida Supreme Court that led to requiring all 110,000 Florida lawyers to complete a special two-hour online course to improve professionalism standards and education.

EDUCATION: Davidson College (BS), University of Florida (JD)

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: I would significantly strengthen civics education at all levels of Florida public schools.

MENTOR: Will Harris, author of A Bold Return to Giving a Damn, is a powerful voice for a more healthful food supply system.

READING: Life 3.0 by MIT Professor Max Tegmark, one of the early pioneers and big names in AI research and development. It addresses fundamental ethical and security issues associated with AI.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA: Pace yourself. Any goal can be achieved if one adopts a realistic plan and sticks to it.