ROSA SCHECHTER

PRINCIPAL & GENERAL COUNSEL, AVENIR HOLDINGS, LANDSTAR DEVELOPMENT AND ECKSTEIN SCHECHTER LAW, CORAL GABLES

As principal and general counsel of Avenir Holdings and the Landstar Development Group, a Coral Gable-based family-owned real estate development group, Schechter oversees all activities related to deal management and public outreach. She also oversees all of Landstar’s legal affairs.

EDUCATION: Harvard College (BA), University of Miami School of Law (JD) 

MY MENTOR: My father taught me that everything can be figured out and that business is not a zero-sum game.

READING/LISTENING: I read the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Favorite Podcasts: Honestly (Bari Weiss), Call Me Back (Dan Senor), This American Life.

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: My first boss was Sen. Bob Graham. I worked for him when I was in college. He loved Florida and its people. I will always remember the authentic way with which he connected with every community he visited.

IF I WERE GOVERNOR
“I would tackle the insurance crisis through the state.”