Lester Abberger
Lester Abberger is a senior consultant to the D.A. Davidson investment banking firm, managing partner of Florida Lobby Associates, vice president of Hometown Neighborhoods, a new urbanist real estate consulting and development concern, and managing partner of Call Street Capital LLP. He serves on the corporate boards of Fuhlberg Koch Architects and M and S Banks.
Mr. Abberger is president of 1000 Friends of Florida and is chairman of the Florida Conservation Campaign and of the Trust for Public Land’s Florida Advisory Council. He serves on the boards of the Florida Humanities Council, the Leon County Public Library System, the Museums of Florida History, the Trust for Public Land’s National Leadership Council, and The Conservation Campaign.
He serves on the editorial board of the Tallahassee Democrat and is a frequent commentator on state budget and fiscal policy for Florida Public Radio. He is also a trustee of the National Trust for the Humanities.
Mr. Abberger is a graduate of Davidson College, where he serves on the Board of Visitors. He is a Knight Fellow at the University of Miami School of Architecture.