INNOVATORS
RICHARD GRAY
Senior VP, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for Greater Fort Lauderdale
Richard Gray’s biggest accomplishment this year was supposed to be pulling off the first-ever Pride of the Americas, a five-day celebration expected to bring 300,000 visitors from two continents and 53 nations to Greater Fort Lauderdale, Fla.’s beaches — before it had to be postponed in the face of a global pandemic.
“It is such a pivotal time for travel,” Gray acknowledges. But in that he sees “a great opportunity to satisfy this pent-up demand for wanderlust.” When travelers are ready to return, he’s determined his city will be ready and able to
