H. WAYNE HUIZENGA JR.

PRESIDENT, HUIZENGA HOLDINGS, WEST PALM BEACH

South Florida native Huizenga is the eldest son of the late billionaire businessman and former Miami Dolphins owner H. Wayne Huizenga (who died in 2018). A graduate of the University of Tampa, he’s made his own name in the business world and is active in economic development circles in Southeast Florida, including an effort started by the Florida Chamber Foundation to target economic development efforts in ZIP codes that are economically disadvantaged and suffer from an array of health and social factors.

Huizenga Jr. is president of Huizenga Holdings, which manages the Huizenga family’s private businesses and real estate. He owned and ran Rybovich, a yacht marina and service business with facilities in West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach, from 2004 until early 2021, when he sold it to Dallas-based Safe Harbor Marinas.

He is a member of the Board of Governors for the State University System of Florida and serves as a life board member of the Luis Palau Association. He is also founder and a member of the board of the Christian Community Foundation of South Florida.