Mr. Dan Gelber / Mayor, Miami Beach

Born on Miami Beach, Dan Gelber was raised to believe in public service. His father, respected former Miami Beach Mayor Seymour Gelber, and his mother, Beach High Spanish teacher Edith Gelber were models of that service. Dan lived these principles through service as a federal prosecutor for nearly a decade, handling public corruption prosecutions, and eventually becoming a decorated top deputy. Dan was then appointed by former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn as the Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the prestigious U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations – a position previously held by Bobby Kennedy - where he worked on counter-terrorism issues and combated fraud in government.  Dan returned home and served Miami Beach as a Florida State Representative and Senator where he was unanimously elected the House Democratic Leader. Dan has been a Big Brother in the Big Brothers program for decades, and co-founded a camp for kids with cancer where he volunteered most summers. Dan practices law with the firm of Gelber Schachter & Greenberg PA and is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and Chambers. Dan is married to Joan Silverstein, a federal prosecutor, and they have three teenagers and a dog named Buddy.