Tony Villamil is founder and principal of the Washington Economics Group (WEG), a Florida-based economic consulting practice. His areas of expertise include the economy of Florida, U.S. economic policy, and Latin American and Caribbean economies. The firm serves companies, real estate developers, higher education institutions, school systems, financial entities, state and local governments, and other organizations.

Villamil was the founding dean of the School of Business of St. Thomas University and was appointed by President George H. W. Bush as U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs.

Expertise: Economy of Florida, Latin American and Caribbean economies, U.S. economic policy

Location: Coral Gables, Fla.

Email: javillamil@weg.com

Phone: (305) 461-3811

Twitter: @TonyVillamil

Heard at the 2015 Associated Industries of Florida Annual Conference: Tony Villamil Discusses Florida’s Positive Outlook