NAIOP South Florida, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, recently welcomed renowned hedge fund founder and Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci as the headliner of its third annual Signature Speaker Series.

Though best-known for his tenure as White House Communications Director and his outspoken position on the current administration, Scaramucci is a graduate of Harvard Law School and co-founder of both the investment partnership Oscar Capital Management as well as the global investment firm SkyBridge Capital. His talk focused on thriving in today’s real estate industry through navigation of the broader business environment and strategic decision-making, backed by more informed decision making.

“With our Signature Speaker Series, our goal is to provide our diverse membership of commercial real estate professionals with valuable information, insight and actionable intelligence that is not otherwise available in the local marketplace,” said NAIOP South Florida Executive Director Jules R. Morgan. “We want to engage speakers that might be perceived as controversial but are also entertaining, informative and willing to share best practices for growth.”

NAIOP South Florida is a non-partisan organization. The speakers of its annual Signature Speaker Series are chosen for their unique backgrounds, worldviews and experiences. Speakers selected to participate in NAIOP South Florida’s Signature Speaker Series are not endorsements of NAIOP South Florida or its event sponsors. Previous speakers include Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes and leading urbanist and author Richard Florida.

Event sponsors of NAIOP South Florida’s Signature Speaker Series featuring Anthony Scaramucci included Grover Corlew, Avison Young, Bridge Development Partners, Butters Realty & Management, Current Builders, IberiaBank, Marcus & Millichap and Risk Strategies Company. Cocktail sponsors were GFA International and Legacy Bank.