John D Rood

Mr. Rood is the founder and Chairman of The Vestcor Companies, Inc., a real estate firm with 30 years of experience in multi-family housing development and investment. Mr. Rood currently serves on the board of Alico, Inc. He also serves as a Governor on the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State of Florida University system and on several private boards. From 2004-2007, Mr. Rood served as the United States Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and from 1999-2004 he was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to serve on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.