Thomas “Tom” Bartelmo is president and chief executive officer of the Kislak Organization, which is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Established in 1906, Kislak’s primary lines of business are multifamily and commercial real estate ownership, asset management and brokerage, and tax lien certificate investment funds. Mr. Bartelmo joined Kislak in 1995 and since then has completed more than $2 billion of investments, transactions and financings. He is also CEO of the Kislak Family Foundation, serves on the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Board, and is a member of the James Madison Council, a private-sector advisory council whose mission is to support and promote the Library of Congress.Mr. Bartelmo is on the boards of the FSU Foundation and the FSU Real Estate Center. He also serves on the University of Miami Herbert Business School Real Estate Advisory Board, is on the board of the South Florida Wildlife Center, and is a member of the Chief Executives Organization and the Young Presidents' Organization.