List of State's Top 500 Influential Business Leaders Includes Several with Ties to 麻豆原创

Several people with 麻豆原创 ties have been named to Florida Trend magazine鈥檚 2020 Florida 500 list, which recognizes the state鈥檚 most influential business leaders.

The selections 鈥� chosen from 60 business categories 鈥� were based on their contacts in regional business circles, 鈥渃ulminating in a highly selective biographical guide to the people who really run Florida.鈥�

Four people named to the list are on the 麻豆原创 Board of Trustees: Chair Beverly Seay and members Alex Martins 鈥�01MBA, Harold Mills and William Yeargin.

Seay, a longtime leader in Central Florida鈥檚 modeling and simulation industry, has served on the board since 2013. She is a member of the National Center for Simulation Hall of Fame and also served as chair of the Dean鈥檚 Industry Advisory Board for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Martins, vice chair of the board, is CEO of the Orlando Magic. He is also a member of the College of Business Hall of Fame, serves on the Dean鈥檚 Executive Council, and is a recipient of the university鈥檚 Distinguished Alumnus Award. He earned his degree in business administration.
Mills is CEO of VMD Ventures, which focuses on enabling aspiring entrepreneurs who create technologies and tech-enabled services that create new market spaces.
Yeargin is CEO of Correct Craft, which manufactures fishing, utility and recreational boats and operates watersports parks.

Names of others with 麻豆原创 roles:

Thad Seymour Jr., former interim president of the university, who retired earlier this year. He previously oversaw development of the 麻豆原创 Downtown campus and was a senior vice president of Tavistock Development, where he led strategy and development for Lake Nona Medical City.
Clint Bullock 鈥�95, is a board member of the 麻豆原创 Foundation and general manager and CEO of the Orlando Utilities Commission. He earned his degree in marketing.
Brian Butler is a board member of the 麻豆原创 Foundation and president and CEO of Vistra Communications in Tampa.

Other 麻豆原创 alumni at organizations in Orlando and around the state:

George Cheros 鈥�78 鈥�80MBA, president and CEO of National Center for Simulation, earned his degrees in accounting and business administration
Steve Hogan 鈥�01, CEO of Florida Citrus Sports, earned his degree in journalism and played football at 麻豆原创.
Inez Long 鈥�98惭叠础, president and CEO of Black Business Investment Fund Florida, earned her degree in business administration.
Karen Moore 鈥�79, founder and CEO of Moore Inc., Tallahassee, earned her degree in history and played volleyball and tennis at 麻豆原创.
Terry Shaw 鈥�90MBA, CEO of AdventHealth, Altamonte Springs, earned his degree in business administration.
John Sowinski 鈥�86, founding partner of Consensus Communications, earned his degree in public administration and was president of Student Government.
Rasesh Thakkar 鈥�84, senior managing director of Tavistock Group, earned his degree in accounting.
Richard J. Walsh 鈥�77 鈥�83MS, CEO of Knob Hill Group, who previously served as chair of the 麻豆原创 Board of Trustees, earned his degrees in political science and public policy and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2014.