Living Legends

MIGUEL “MIKE” B. FERNANDEZ
CHAIRMAN, MBF HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, CORAL GABLES
Fernandez has led the startup of more than 20 companies and the acquisition of 11 others. After he sells a company that he’s led, Fernandez likes to spread the wealth. “I could not have succeeded without the contribution of others. I — with the support of management — have distributed in excess of $200 million to all the employees of our companies after the sale of each,” he says.
His investment firm focuses on managing the assets it controls — a group of health care services companies based in Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, Alabama and Georgia that employ more than 3,000.
A Cuban immigrant, he founded and is the principal supporter of IMPAC Fund, a non-profit working toward helping immigrants. “Immigrants are a plus and not a minus to our country,” he says.