GEO Group

Second-largest private prison operator
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Leadership & Staff

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J. David Donahue Eastern Region Vice President, GEO Group
• Senior Vice President and President, U.S. Corrections and Detention, & International Operations
Shayn P March Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, GEO Group
• Treasurer (Mar '09→?)
Ronald A Brack Vice President, CAO & Controller at The GEO Group, Inc.
• VP, CAO and Controller (Aug '09→?)
David Venturella Senior Vice President, Business Development, GEO Group
• Senior Vice President ('12→?)
Brian Evans CFO, GEO Group
• Chief Financial Officer
Thomas M Wierdsma Senior Vice President, Project Development, GEO Group
• SVP - Project Development
John J Bulfin General Counsel for the GEO Group
• General Counsel
Adam Hasner EVP, Business Development, Geo Group | Former FL state legislator
• Executive Vice President, Public Policy (Jun '16→?)
Pam Bondi Lobbyist at Ballard Partners; Former Attorney General of Florida
• lobbyist
Ron Maddux President, RGM Consulting Inc
• Executive Vice President, Corporate Dev ('12→?)

Owners

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State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System Tallahassee, Florida
• investor
Raymond James & Associates St. Petersburg, Florida branch
• Owner
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
• Owner*; percent stake: 1%
Wells Capital Management Inc. a multi-boutique asset management firm
• Shareholder
Scopia Capital, LLC New York based firm that provides investment management
• Shareholder*
Fidelity Management & Research Company privately owned investment manager
• Shareholder*
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. A privately owned investment manager, previously known as Barclays Global Investors, NA
• Shareholder
Wellington Management Company, LLP Provides a range investment services to public and private institutions.
• Shareholder
Eagle Asset Management
• investor
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Investment Bank
• investor

Board Members

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Christopher C Wheeler Director, GEO Group | Former Member and Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
• Director (Feb '10→?)
Scott Michael Kernan Board Member for GEO Group, Inc.
• Director
Guido Van Hauwermeiren Societe Generale
• Board Member
Julie M. Wood Geo Group Board Member
• Director
Anne Newman Foreman Former Under Secretary, United States Air Force | Director, GEO Group
• Director ('02→?)
Richard H Glanton Founder, Chairman and President of ElectedFace Inc
• Director
Norman A Carlson Director Emeritus, GEO Group | Former Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Director
Clarence E Anthony Former Mayor, South Bay, Florida
• Director (May '10→?)
George Zoley CEO-GEO Group
• Founder ('84→?)
John M Perzel
• Board Member (past)

Donations

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Florida Republican Senatorial Committee
• Donation/Grant · 270,000 USD ('16)
Let's Get to Work Rick Scott connected committee
• Donation/Grant · 150,000 USD ('17)
Rebuilding America Now Super PAC supporting Donald Trump
• Donation · 100,000 USD
Charlie Crist US Representative from Florida
• Donation · 80,700 USD
Jerry Brown former California governor
• Donation · 54,000 USD (Jan 13 '14)*
Friends of Ron DeSantis PAC supporting Ron DeSantis' gubernatorial campaign
• Donation/Grant · 50,000 USD (Mar 26 '17)
Bill Richardson Former Governor of New Mexico, former US Representative & Secretary of Energy
• Donation · 43,750 USD
George W Bush 43rd US president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H W Bush
• Donation · 33,000 USD
Bob McDonnell former Virginia governor (R), indicted on federal corruption charges
• Donation · 28,500 USD
Marco Rubio US Senator from Florida; (2011-present); 2016 GOP Presidential candidate
• Donation · 27,300 USD

Holdings

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The GEO Group Foundation Committed to supporting, growing and developing communities where The GEO Group, Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliated companies operate facilities.
• Owner
GEO Acquisition II, Inc. (DE) A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner
Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center privately run ICE detention Facility owned by GEO Group
• Owner
CiviGenics, Inc. A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner
Secon, Inc. A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner
CiviGenics Management Services, LLC A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner
ADAPPT, LLC A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner
Fenton Security, LLC A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner
Minsec Treatment, LLC A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner
Minsec Companies, LLC A subsidiary of GEO Group
• Owner

Child Organizations

GEO Care, Inc. Residential health services, wholly-owned subsidiary of GEO
• wholly-owned subsidiary of GEO
Geo Group, Inc. Political Action Committee, the
• Child Org
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility The Guadalupe County Correctional Facility (GCCF) is a 191,400 square-foot private prison in New Mexico, USA.
• operated by (Apr '96→?)*
GEO Corrections Holdings Inc A subsidiary of GEO Group, formerly know as Wackenhut
• Child Org
CentraCore Properties Trust Acquisition and ownership of correctional and detention facilities
• Child Org
GEO Group Australia provides clients with a comprehensive service platform that addresses the state’s correctional and detention challenges.
• Child Org
Geo Group Continuum of Care Reentry Services
• Child Org*
GEO Reentry Services Program of Geo Group, Private Prisons
• Child Org

Parents

Wackenhut Corrections GEO Group's former name
• the renamed company ('03→?)

Members

Abraham Cohen Former Member of FAU Board of Trustees & Marketing and Research Analyst at the GEO Group, Inc.
• Marketing and Research Analyst

Memberships

Association for State Correctional Administrators (ASCA)
• Gold Partner
American Legislative Exchange Council Organization designed to link state legislators with corporations and create templates for state legislation
• Member (past)

Services & Transactions

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Lionel Aguirre Lobbies on homeland security, immigration, law enforcement, fed budget and appropriations issues
• Lobbyist · 1,500,000 USD ('08→'17)
Ballard Partners Lobbying firm founded by Trump fundraiser Brian Ballard, based in Tallahassee, Florida.
• Lobbying firm · 450,000 USD ('18)
Winston & Strawn LLP International law firm with nearly 900 attorneys in the United States, Europe and Asia.
• Lobbying Firm · 280,000 USD
Podesta Group Inc Lobby firm, dubbed “a king of K Street” by POLITICO
• Lobbying Firm · 200,000 USD
Drew Goesl Lobbyist, Former Congressional Staffer
• lobbyist · 160,000 USD
Navigators Global Beltway Issues management, government relations & strategic communications firm; formerly DC Navigators
• Lobbying Firm · 160,000 USD
Pam Bondi Lobbyist at Ballard Partners; Former Attorney General of Florida
• lobbyist
Stacia A Hylton
• consultant ('10→?)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Family foundation of Microsoft founder Bill Gates
• Investor In ('14→?)
Brady Benford Lobbyist, Ballard Partners
• Lobbyist

Miscellaneous Relationships

Charles Koch Foundation Grantmaking foundation controlled by Koch Industries CEO Charles Koch
• Affiliation
Kingman Prison, Arizona Private Prison Run by Geo Group in Mojave County
• Operated by ('15→?)
Geo Group Continuum of Care Conference 2016 Advancing "Evidence-Based" Reentry Services
• Event ('16→?)*
God Behind Bars Prison Religious Service Reentry Program
• Partner ('17→?)*
W. Cleon Skousen World renowned teacher, lecturer and scholar for more than 60 years
• Affiliation
Florida Atlantic University Public, four-year coeducational doctoral degree-granting university in southeast Florida
• Affiliation
GEO Group
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Basic Info

Types Organization, Business, Public Company
Website http://www.geogroup.com/
Aliases The GEO Group, Inc.

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