David Alfonso

David Alfonso is a self made millionaire and American entrepreneur, investor and businessman whose holdings include the private investment business Empire Investment Holdings, where he is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer.

Through his holding company, Alfonso owns a portfolio of highly diversified operating companies, all purchased from Fortune 1000 corporations. Targeting the business profiles of technology, business services, distribution and niche manufacturing, Alfonso makes calculated investments and leverages a capital base that includes his personal capital, the assets of Empire Investment Holdings, as well as private equity funds backed by pledged capital commitments from private and institutional investors.

Alfonso lives in South Florida with his wife and two children. He is the son of Cuban immigrants and was born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Business

For the past twenty years, Alfonso's career has been focused on mergers, acquisitions and operations. Through that time he has successfully completed over fifty transactions with Fortune 1000 corporations. As a portfolio manager, Alfonso has been responsible for a diversified group of thirty companies, generating aggregate revenues over $5 billion annually, and employing 15,000 people throughout the world. Alfonso's experience includes significant international exposure to dealings in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Currently, Alfonso serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Empire Investment Holdings, where he oversees the firm's direction and strategic development, including that of its portfolio companies. Prior to establishing Empire Investment Holdings in 2003, he held executive positions with Platinum Equity, Hartford Life International and American Bankers Insurance Group.

Education

Alfonso's education includes Florida International University and the University of Miami, where he earned a bachelor's degree and an M.B.A., respectively.

Philanthropy

Alfonso is ACTIVE in the support of organizations like the United Way, the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, Veterans of WWII and the Zoological Society of Florida. He is a member of the board of directors of the Florida International University Foundation Board. In 2009, Florida International University recognized Alfonso as the first ever double Living Scholar Donor.

External links

• Empire Investment Holdings official website
• Alfonso's Bio at Empire Investment Holdings
• David's Bio at the FIU Foundation Board