by Refresh Miami | May 15, 2024
Miami is in a moment, with “meteoric” growth since 2020, but also experiencing growing pains that exasperate the affordability and livability of Miami for everyone. That’s among the reasons for the formation of Partnership for Miami, a new coalition of business leaders that seek to find solutions for the Miami metro area’s social challenges, and maximize the opportunity for sustained growth and prosperity.
Partnership for Miami, which came together organically over the past year, is led by Raul Moas, who was most recently the Miami senior director for the Knight Foundation, which seeded many entrepreneurship and tech initiatives. The Partnership’s 23-member board contains a who’s who of Miami’s longtime successful business and civic leaders – including the CEOs of Baptist Health, Jackson Health System, Ryder, Royal Caribbean Group, MasTec and the Miami Dolphins – and a few newer arrivals such as finance titans Ken Griffith and Orlando Bravo. The new nonprofit is funded by the board members. “All of them care deeply about this place,” says Moas, who was born and raised in Miami.