Philip Levine
CEO
Miami Connection
As Mayor, Levine installed pumps and raised roads to combat sea-level rise, creating a global model for coastal cities while reforming the police department and advancing public transportation. His businesses, including Onboard Media and Royal Media Partners, created hundreds of jobs in Miami Beach and boosted the local cruise and tourism economy. He supports South Florida philanthropies like Best Buddies International and has contributed to neighborhood revitalization in Sunset Harbor.
About
Philip Levine, born in Boston in 1962 and moved to South Florida at age 10, graduated from the University of Michigan with a political science degree before settling in Miami Beach. He launched Onboard Media in 1990 with $500, growing it into a major cruise industry provider of port marketing, in-cabin publications, and services, later selling it to LVMH; he co-founded Miami Cruiseline Services and now leads Royal Media Partners. Elected Mayor of Miami Beach in 2013 and re-elected in 2015, he tackled flooding, police reform, public transit, and Florida's first living minimum wage. A 2018 Democratic candidate for Florida governor, he remains a real estate developer revitalizing areas like Sunset Harbor with partner Scott Robins. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife and four children.