Ray Mazzie is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Southern Waters Capital (“SWC”) and focuses his time on sourcing and operating SWC’s investment opportunities. Ray graduated from Florida State University with an MBA, a dual degree in economics/political science, is a licensed attorney in the state of Florida, and is a former Gubernatorial Fellow for Governor Rick Scott. Ray has extensive experience working with legislators and within government agencies from his time spent at the FL Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the Florida Lottery. Before entering the agriculture and research space, Ray spent time advising corporate clients on business structuring and transactions which included real estate, asset & business dispositions, among other secured transactions. Ray specializes in fostering collaborative business relationships and strategic partnerships that often emerge at the intersection of business and bureaucracy.