MICHAEL T. FAY

PRINCIPLE & MIAMI MANAGING DIRECTOR, AVISON YOUNG, MIAMI

With more than 5,000 employees in 100 offices in 20 countries, global real estate adviser Avison Young specializes in transaction, management, financial and advisory services. It represents Fortune 500 companies, private wealth and equity groups, nonprofits and others. Fay has been involved with the Florida Council of 100, St. Thomas University, the HistoryMiami Museum and the Orange Bowl Committee. “Our team always puts our community first through our thoughtful giving of time, talent, and treasure, which translates through assignments such as the Champlain Towers, and other court-ordered situations,” Fay says.

EDUCATION: LaGrange College (BA)

FIRST JOB: Cleaning out gutters and picking weeds around the neighborhood at 11 years old.

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: Meteorologist or storm chaser. I have always been fascinated by the weather.

SOMETHING SURPRISING: I was adopted at birth and love heavy metal music.

PASSION PROJECT: My family’s 250-acre cattle ranch, 4F Ranch, in Central Florida has been our latest passion project.

NONPROFIT PASSION: There are a few nonprofits near and dear to my heart but the most personal for me is the Frances McGlannan Foundation, a nonprofit developed for the purpose of providing tuition assistance to students with dyslexia and related language learning difficulties.