Rasesh Thakkar
Senior Managing Director, Tavistock Group, Orlando
Tavistock is an international private investment organization with more than 200 companies across 13 countries. It has offices in North and South America, Europe and the Caribbean. One of the company’s most significant investments in Florida is Lake Nona, a 17-square-mile community also known as Medical City, home to a Nemours Children’s Hospital, a VA medical center, the UCF HCA adult teaching hospital, the UCF College Of Medicine, the University Of Florida Pharmacy School and the United States Tennis Association’s national training center. The company also owns Tavistock Restaurant Collection, Tavistock Hotel Collection, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club and Isleworth Golf & Country Club, employing more than 1,000 in Florida.
| EDUCATION | UCF (BSBA) |
| CIVIC CONTRIBUTON | Lake Nona recently announced plans for the country’s first vertiport hub for electric aircraft. A network of vertiports will make the entire state of Florida more accessible and the envy of most of the country. |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I rarely take any stimulants — no tea, coffee, caffeinated sodas or even alcohol. If you do see me with a drink, it’s probably because I’m about to hit the dance floor. |
| NEW HOBBY | COVID made me discover boating for the first time in my life. |
| READING | I’m a voracious reader — never fiction because reality is so interesting. I’m currently reading one of Deepak Chopra’s older books called The Future of God. |