Jimmy Morales

Biography

Jimmy Morales serves as the City Manager for the city of Miami Beach. He has nearly 20 years of experience in government as a local attorney, administrator and public servant. He has also served as the city attorney for the City of Marathon and the city attorney for the City of Doral.

Morales served on the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners for eight years, representing District 7. He has also been on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations, including the Autism Speaks, Dade Community Foundation, American Red Cross, South Florida National Parks Trust, the Silver Knight Alumni Legacy Network and the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Morales graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1987, prior to which he graduated magna cum laude Harvard University and was inducted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Morales then served as a judicial law clerk, held associate and shareholder positions in several international law firms specializing in corporate and international law, and specialized in municipal law matters. He is also a graduate of Leadership Miami and Leadership Florida programs.

Morales won the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Bill Colson Leadership Award for Outstanding Leadership and Superior Ability, Public Servant of the Year recognition by the Colombian American Service Association in 2004, and SAVE Dade Champion of Equality in 2006. Morales was also inducted into the Miami Beach High School Hall of Fame in 2004.

Education

Doctor of Law (Juris Doctor), Harvard Law School

Bachelor of Arts, Government, Harvard College