Miguel “Mike” B. Fernandez currently serves as Chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, L.P., a private investment firm located in Coral Gables, Florida. The firm focuses on investing in healthcare service companies nationwide.
He is married to Constance Fernandez and has five children.
He has been the Founder and/or majority shareholder of 25 healthcare related companies. Most of these companies have been acquired by publicly traded companies. Among these enterprises are Physicians Healthcare Plans, CAC Medical Centers, Prescribit Rx, CarePlus Health Plans, Navarro Pharmacies, Medical Specialties Distributors, Hospitalists of America and Simply Healthcare Plans.
Mr. Fernandez serves on the Board of Directors of Mednax (NYSE: MD) and served on the Georgetown University MSFS Board of Advisors. He has also served on the Boards of the United Way, the University of Miami, Sylvester Cancer Hospital, and others. Mr. Fernandez has been frequently honored for his business acumen. He has been recognized dozens of times with business and community awards. He was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa by St. Thomas University. The degree recognizes outstanding achievements as a humanitarian, business leader and philanthropist. He also received an Associate in Science, Honoris Causa from Miami Dade College. He completed a 508 mile walk from France and Spain multiple times, in order to raise funds for a variety of children’s causes.
Over the past 20 years, he has contributed in excess of $100 million to charitable causes. His book, Humbled by the Journey: Life Lessons for My Family…And Yours, tells the story of how he came to the U.S. at the age of 12 penniless and built dozens of successful companies while creating tens of thousands of jobs. How to live a life based on a simple principle…”To Take Care of Those Who Come After Us”.
He has spoken at three dozen universities over the last several months including Georgetown University, Loyola University, University of Michigan and Florida State University.