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10 Facts About Jorge Mas

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Jorge Mas Santos was born on February 28,1963 and is an American billionaire businessman and the chairman and largest shareholder of MasTec, a Miami-based construction and engineering company, founded by his father Jorge Mas Canosa.

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Jorge Mas is president of Real Zaragoza, a Spanish football club.

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Jorge Mas attended and graduated from the University of Miami, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1984 and a master's degree in business administration in 1985 from the University of Miami School of Business.

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Jorge Mas began his career at Church and Tower, MasTec's predecessor, in 1984.

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In 1990, Jorge Mas co-founded Neff Corporation a provider of rental construction and utility equipment.

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Jorge Mas is the managing partner of a private equity group with investments in the fields of aviation, banking, commercial real estate, healthcare, and fixed income trading market makers.

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Jorge Mas has been on over a dozen corporate boards and has lectured on topics relating to entrepreneurship, corporate strategy and how to develop and motivate leadership teams.

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Jorge Mas is chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation, founded by his father in 1981.

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Jorge Mas has taken a more moderate position on Cuba than did his father, a vehement opponent of Castro.

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Jorge Mas is executive director of the Mas Family Foundation, which manages a $5 million endowment.