Mike Weinstein
Mike Weinstein serves as president of Take Stock in Children, a position he formally accepted on September 2, 2003. He most recently served as president and CEO of the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee, a private, not-for-profit organization responsible for developing, organizing and implementing Jacksonville's plan for Super Bowl XXXIX. Currently a member of the board of directors and executive committee, Weinstein was part of the core team responsible for developing the city's successful bid application for the 2005 game.
With nearly 25 years of financial and management experience, Weinstein has devoted much of his leadership and expertise to the public sector. In 1996, he was appointed by Mayor John Delaney to serve as executive director of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, an agency comprising 12 divisions dedicated to economic development. Operating with the corporate philosophy that economic development molds and shapes our community's future, his leadership negotiating with private companies has brought Jacksonville more than $2 billion in private capital investment and has created or retained more than 20,500 jobs since 1996.
Prior to this position, Weinstein served as director of the Administration and Finance Department under both the Austin and Delaney administrations. In this capacity, he was responsible for an operating budget of $129 million and a staff of 586 full-time employees, labor negotiations, and the development of the River City Renaissance Bond initiative. He also participated in negotiations and management of the city's stadium lease, which led the National Football League to award Jacksonville the 30th NFL expansion franchise.
Prior to joining the city, Weinstein spent 15 years in law management as the executive director of the State Attorney's Office, and six years as a college lecturer, where he published several articles on management. He was also a partner at Harris, Guidi, Rosner & Mordecai, P.A., where he specialized in government and environmental issues.
Weinstein earned a Bachelor of Arts from Hartwick College in New York, a Masters of Science from California State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida. He has also completed two years of Doctoral Studies at Florida State University.
A strong proponent of equal higher educational opportunities, Weinstein annually works with Florida A&M University to raise money for scholarships for Duval County students. He was a member of the 1985 Class of Leadership Jacksonville and serves on the board of the Police Athletic League, First Coast Crime Stoppers and Super Bowl Host Committee. He is also a Board of Trustee for Florida Community College at Jacksonville.
He and Sara, his wife of over 28 years, have three children, Scott, Daryl and Danielle.