Chris Corr

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, RAYONIER; PRESIDENT, RAYDIENT, WILDLIGHT

A timberland real estate investment trust, Rayonier either owns, leases or manages about 2.7 million acres in the South, Pacific Northwest and New Zealand. In 2017, the company relocated its headquarters to Wildlight, a 24,000-acre master-planned community north of Jacksonville being developed by Raydient, a Rayonier subsidiary that’s developing communities in Florida, Georgia and Washington. Rayonier has 425 employees, and Corr joined the senior leadership team in 2013. He has been a state legislator, member of the Constitutional Revision Commission, gubernatorial transition team leader, University of Florida trustee and chair of the Florida Council of 100.

EDUCATION: University of Florida (BA)

MENTOR: Bob Rhodes. Once a boss and always a friend, Bob took an interest in me as a young legislator and our careers intertwined for more than three decades. Bob has always been available to counsel, brainstorm and help focus my thinking. His wisdom, maturity and insight are extraordinary. Above everything else, he watches out for me and challenges me.

READING: A Land Remembered, by Patrick D. Smith

WHAT I’VE LEARNED: “‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast.’ This well-known quote from Peter Drucker is absolutely a true statement. ”