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Manny Diaz

manny diaz

A force in Florida and national politics for nearly three decades, Manny Diaz was elected Mayor of the City of Miami in 2001 and was re-elected to a second term in 2005. He was named president of the United States Conference of Mayors in 2008 and is a former member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council.

As Mayor, Diaz developed a vision for Miami as an international city that embodies diversity, economic opportunity, effective customer service, and a highly-rated quality of life. His administration received national recognition for innovative programs in the areas of urban design, sustainability and green initiatives, education, infrastructure investment, affordable housing, law enforcement, poverty and homelessness, and arts and culture. Diaz is a senior partner in the national law firm of Lydecker Diaz. He and his wife Robin are the parents of alumna Ellie Diaz ’17.

  • Urban Innovator of the Year (The Manhattan Institute)
  • America's Best Leaders (U.S. News and World Report)
  • Urban Leadership Award (Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania
  • Local Arts Leadership Award (Americans for the Arts)
  • AAF Keystone Award (American Architectural Foundation)
  • AIA Presidential Citation (The American Institute of Architects)
  • Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide (UBM Future Cities)
  • President’s Award (United States Conference of Mayors
  • Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. Award of Excellence (Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce)
  • Groves Award (The Congress for the New Urbanism)
  • Government Award (Hispanic Magazine)
  • Climate Award of the Year (PODER Magazine)
  • Outstanding American by Choice (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service)

Board and council membership for OUTFRONT Media, Institute of Politics (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University), Bloomberg Family Foundation, Institute for Urban Research (University of Pennsylvania), City Year U.S.A., Miami Foundation, League of Conservation Voters, Urban Land Institute Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, Mayors’ Institute on City Design, Perez Art Museum Miami, Town Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, NewDEAL, New Leaders Council, Fair Districts Florida, Florida After School Network, Sustainable Cities Institute, U.S. Green Building Council- South Florida Chapter, Florida Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Steering Committee for The Children’s Movement of Florida

Publications:
Miami Transformed: Rebuilding America One Neighborhood, One City at a Time