RODNEY BARRETO

CHAIRMAN & CEO, BARRETO GROUP, CORAL GABLES

Barreto Group is a multifaceted business focusing on real estate holdings, development, and transactions as well as commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, hospitality and related endeavors. Barreto is chairman of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and has been a FWC member for 20 years. He has also served on the boards of Goodwill, Baptist Hospital Foundation and was a three-time chairman of the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee.

EDUCATION: Miami Dade College (AA), Barry University (BA)

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: I would strive to make Florida more of a go-to destination for business while working hard to keep crime under control to keep our citizens and businesses safe.

MENTOR: My dad, Roger Barreto, was my mentor. He raised 11 children and was always there for us and our mother. He was my best friend, mentor and confidant until his passing.

WHAT I’VE LEARNED: The most important thing, without a doubt, is family. To give our children and grandchildren a better life than we had and to raise them to do the same. That’s the greatest legacy.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA
“Work hard, keep your word and always do the right thing.”