Leo Govoni

Leo Govoni is a businessman operating mainly out of Pinellas County, Florida. He founded the Center for Special Needs Trust Administration 24 years ago. Govoni has strong ties to the community, to attorneys and local universities. The center filed for bankruptcy in February 2024. According to the Chapter 11 filing, its leadership learned its founders, Leo Govoni and his business partner, John Staunton, loaned $100 million to Govoni’s company, Boston Finance Group, over an 11 year span. The center said that money is still missing. The case is now in federal bankruptcy court. Govoni has dozens of companies in Tampa Bay, many of which operate on 49th Street North in Clearwater on the same property as Big Storm Brewing, which is run by Govoni’s son, LG. LG’s LinkedIn shows he served as vice president of his dad’s company, Boston Finance Group, from May 2009 through February 2013. Events allegedly didn’t start unraveling until Govoni’s daughter, Caitlin Janicki, left an unsigned letter at the Center following her resignation in April 2022. Janicki had been serving as the center’s Vice President. Govoni’s wife, Jane, teaches at USF’s College of Education.