Manny Angelo Varas

2017 Charles E. Perry Young Alumni Visionary Award

College: College of Business

Degree: '10, MBA '14

Manny Angelo Varas is the President and CEO of MV Group, a full-service construction company that offers a broad range of construction and custom home remodeling services. The company has acquired deals for many of South Florida’s most iconic developments, totaling nearly $300 million in real estate value.

Mr. Varas holds both a B.B.A. and M.B.A. from Florida International University and is also an alumnus of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In addition to being a state licensed General Contractor, he is a LEED Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council and a licensed real estate broker. Passionately dedicated to improving the South Florida community, Mr. Varas is involved with a number of different charities and projects, has been named one of the Top 100 entrepreneurs in the nation, and has run one of the fastest-growing Hispanic businesses in the country.