Syd Kitson
Chairman & CEO, Kitson & Partners, Palm Beach Gardens
As head of Kitson & Partners, Kitson has led the development of Florida’s first solar-powered city, Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida, which involved the largest land preservation acquisition in state history. He serves on the Board of Governors for the State University System. “During my tenure as chairman,” Kitson says, “we have been focused on navigating through a pandemic and making difficult decisions that impact more than 350,000 students and all the faculty and staff at 12 campuses across the state.”
| EDUCATION | Wake Forest University (BA) |
| NEW HOBBY | I now have five grandkids, and it seemed to happen overnight. It’s amazing how much joy they bring to our lives. |
| ADMIRES | Eric Silagy, president and CEO of Florida Power & Light. Eric provides the kind of thoughtful and steady leadership needed to navigate through crises, like hurricane recovery, with a passion for innovation. |
| SABBATICAL TOPIC | I would hit the road to visit all of our national parks and experience as much as I could about this great country. |
| READING | Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car, by Lawrence D. Burns |