Stuart Rogel

Stuart L. Rogel is the President  & Chief Executive Officer of the Tampa Bay Partnership. Founded in 1994, the Tampa Bay Partnership is the regional economic development organization for the seven county, 5,742-square-mile area of west central Florida which includes the metro areas of Tampa/ St.Petersburg/ Clearwater, Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice, and Lakeland, along with the counties of Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota. The Partnership is focused on its Model for Prosperity Strategic Plan which concentrates on the four focus areas of a Vision for Regional Prosperity; A Blueprint for Economic Development; a Transportation Strategy to Support Regional Transit; and a Broader Advocacy and Leadership Model.

A resident of Florida since 1984, Mr. Rogel was the Regional Director for the Florida

office of New Boston Fund Properties, a full-service real estate development,

management and investment company. Prior to that, Mr. Rogel served as Assistant

City Manager and Economic and Community Development Director for the City of

Miami Beach, where he was responsible for guiding that community through its

dramatic and successful revitalization and redevelopment.

Mr. Rogel currently serves as a Trustee of the Florida Chamber Foundation and on

the Board of Directors of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum. He also serves

nationally on the Urban Land Institute’s Transit-Oriented Development Council. He

is a graduate of Leadership Florida Class XXI, is Past Chair of the ULI’s Tampa Bay

District Council, Past President of the Florida Economic Development Council and

formerly on the Board of Directors with Enterprise Florida.

Mr. Rogel received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Forest College and Master

of Urban and Regional Planning degree from George Washington University. He

and his wife, Bevan, have one daughter, Alexandra.