Rasesh “Sesh” Thakkar

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, TAVISTOCK GROUP, ORLANDO

Tavistock Group is a diversified investment group with businesses in the Americas and Europe. It has thousands of employees globally, with its U.S. headquarters and 2,500 employees in Florida. Tavistock developments include Lake Nona and Sunbridge in Central Florida, and the Pier Sixty-Six Marina and Resort in Fort Lauderdale. For 25 years, Thakkar has been in various leadership positions spanning the globe with Tavistock.

EDUCATION: University of Central Florida (BS) 

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: Focus on attracting globally significant companies doing whatever it takes to land giants to spark sustainable sector clusters. Attracting innovative business leaders would automatically energize interdependent areas including education, environment, housing and mobility.  

MENTOR: Joe Lewis, our chairman and founder. For decades, Joe has relentlessly pursued projects with an eye to improving other people’s lives. 

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA
“Vision without execution is as useless as leadership without love.”