Mayor Francis Suarez

Mayor

Francis X. Suarez is the 43rd Mayor of Miami. As the first Miami-born mayor, he is committed to building a Miami that lasts forever and that welcomes everyone. First elected with a mandate of 86 percent and then re-elected with a mandate of nearly 79 percent, Mayor Suarez has championed the integration of climate adaptive policies, Web 3.0 technology, and a free-market approach to government.

Mayor's Swearing In

Francis X. Suarez is the 43rd Mayor of Miami. As the first Miami-born mayor, he is committed to building a Miami that lasts forever and that welcomes everyone. First elected with a mandate of 86 percent and then re-elected with a mandate of nearly 79 percent, Mayor Suarez has championed the integration of climate adaptive policies, Web 3.0 technology, and a free-market approach to all facets of government as part of his Miami Forever Agenda.

Under his leadership, Miami has cut crime and cut taxes to one of their lowest points in over fifty years, spurring a broad-based economic expansion across Miami. Mayor Suarez has also pursued a package of affordable housing reforms—Miami For-Everyone—that leverages federal opportunity zones with the activation of underutilized land to the supply and overall access to affordable housing for working people and communities of color.

Most recently, Mayor Suarez has championed the development of Miami’s tech economy through Venture Miami along with initiatives that connect education and job training to Miami’s new emerging economic sectors such as Fintech, Medtech, and Greentech. As the son of former Miami Mayor, Xavier L. Suarez, Mayor Suarez learned the values of inclusive, servant-leadership to drive economic prosperity, personal opportunity, fairness, equal rights, and reconciliation for all.

Mayor Suarez earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida International University, graduating in the top ten percent of his class, and then received his law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he graduated cum laude. Mayor Suarez was recently selected to serve as an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow and was also named as a Time Future 100 Leader. He was also named the 20th Greatest Leader in the World by Forbes Top 50. Mayor Suarez currently serves as President of the US Conference of Mayors. He also practices law as Of Counsel for Quinn Emmanuel LLP, an international law firm. Mayor Suarez is married to Gloria Fonts Suarez. They have a son, Andrew Xavier, and a daughter, Gloriana Pilar. They love Miami and consider themselves blessed to raise their family in the Magic City.

 

The oldest of four siblings, Mayor Suarez was born into a family where, as he describes, “being socially conscious was a kind of requirement.” As the son of former City of Miami Mayor, Xavier Suarez, he was also exposed to public service since he was a child, growing up around his father’s office at City Hall, the same one he works out of today.

Mayor Suarez earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida International University, graduating in the top ten percent of his class. He went on to receive his law degree from the University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law, where he graduated cum laude.He is currently an attorney with the law firm Greenspoon Marder, specializing in corporate and real-estate transactions.

City of Miami Mayor’s Office 
305-250-5300  
3500 Pan American Drive  
Miami, FL 33133

We invite you to refer to our Department Directory to identify the appropriate department or individual who can assist you or e-mail your questions, comments or concerns to fsuarez@miamigov.com

City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Office Staff

Name Title Email

Carlos I. Suarez

Chief of Staff

 cisuarez@miamigov.com

Jeremiah Schwarz

Senior Advisor & Counsel to the Mayor

JSchwarz@miamigov.com

Isabella Llorente

Executive Assistant to the Mayor

illorente@miamigov.com

 Celeste Desiano Executive Assistant, Senior Advisor- Planning and Zoning cdesiano@miamigov.com
Stephanie Severino Director of Communications sseverino@miamigov.com
Rick Seara Senior Communications Aide  rseara@miamigov.com
Juan Buendia  Multimedia Manager  jbuendia@miamigov.com
Adrian Fernandez Romani  Senior Communications Specialist  adrianfernandez-romani@miamigov.com
Nadya Vento  Photographer  nvento@miamigov.com
 Debbie Blas Director of Special Projects   dblas@miamigov.com

Moises Hernandez              

Director of Constituent Affairs

MoHernandez@miamigov.com

Allison Adams Receptionist   aadams@miamigov.com
Gail Seay  Deputy Director of Constituent Affairs  GSeay@miamigov.com
Alicia Fernandez  Assist to Mayor- Community Programs & International Affairs  Alfernandez@miamigov.com
Barbara Sweet  Senior Constituent Affairs Aide  41380@miami-police.org
Cynthia Cruz  Senior Constituent Affairs Aide  CCruz@miamigov.com
Jose Alvarez  Special Aide  JAlvarez@miamigov.com

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