Jeff Klotz

FOUNDER/CEO, THE KLOTZ GROUP OF COS., PONTE VEDRA BEACH 

Founded in 1995 by Jeff Klotz, The Klotz Group of Companies is a vertically integrated real estate investment platform based in Northeast Florida. With over a dozen subsidiaries and numerous real estate partnerships, it specializes in the multifamily industry, managing about 45,000 units and employing over 1,100 people. The company has launched nonprofit initiatives like the Klotz Foundation, the Cultural Corridor and Savior Housing. These initiatives support first responder families, create cultural experiential living, and preserve affordable housing.

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: Managing Florida’s growth would be at the top of my list with the creation of a comprehensive growth management plan, including a strong focus on infrastructure development, affordable housing, economic development, environmental protection, regulatory reforms and community engagement with a strong emphasis on the protection and preservation of a high quality of life for all Floridians.

MENTOR: I have been blessed with many mentors who have prepared me for life and shaped me into who I am today. My father instilled values like fairness, a strong work ethic, kindness, calmness and a competitive spirit. Many business partners also took me under their wing, teaching me from their failures and successes. I credit my success first to God, then to my father and these exceptional mentors.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA: ‘Anything worth doing is worth doing right with all your might…’

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN
“Jimmy Buffett for his broader contributions beyond music as he was so much more than a singer/songwriter.”