Jorge Mas Santos (born 1963) is an American billionaire businessman and the chairman and largest shareholder of

MasTec Mastec, Inc. is an American multinational infrastructure engineering and construction company based in Coral Gables, Florida. The company provides engineering, building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of energy, utility and communications ...

, a

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-based construction and engineering company, founded by his father Jorge Mas Canosa. Mas is also chairman of the

Cuban American National Foundation The Cuban American National Foundation is a foundation with the aim of assisting members of the Cuban community in Miami, Florida. Background and founding The Cuban National American Foundation was founded at a time when Republican American pol ...

and managing owner of

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, a Miami-based

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team. He is also president of Real Zaragoza, a spanish football club. As of April 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$1.0 billion.

Education

Mas attended and graduated from the

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, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1984 and a master's degree in business administration in 1985 from the University of Miami School of Business.

Business

Mas is the chairman of

(NYSE:MTZ), a company founded by his father. He began his career at Church and Tower, MasTec’s predecessor, in 1984. In 1990, Mas co-founded Neff Corporation (NYSE:NFF) a provider of rental construction and utility equipment. In 2005, it was sold for a reported $510 million. He is the managing partner of a private equity group with investments in the fields of aviation, banking, commercial real estate, healthcare, and fixed income trading market makers. He has been on over a dozen corporate boards and has lectured on topics relating to entrepreneurship, corporate strategy and how to develop and motivate leadership teams.

Cuban American National Foundation

Mas is chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation (CANF), founded by his father in 1981. Mas has taken a more moderate position on Cuba than did his father, a vehement opponent of Castro.

Philanthropy

He is executive director of the Mas Family Foundation, which manages a $5 million endowment.

Personal life

He is married to Aleyda. They have three children and reside in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mas, Jorge American businesspeople Living people 1963 births American billionaires Businesspeople from Miami Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida) alumni