Les Pantin

Managing Partner

He is a life-long resident of South Florida and third generation of a family with a legacy of service to the community.

Les Pantin is a lifelong resident of Miami and a third-generation member of a family with a longstanding legacy of service to the community. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation as a trusted advisor, connecting the public and private sectors to advance projects, policies, and initiatives that strengthen Miami-Dade County and the broader South Florida community.

Pantin is the Managing Partner of Pantin GOV, a government relations and strategic consulting firm representing Fortune 500 companies, major institutions, real estate developers, and technology companies throughout Miami-Dade County and its municipalities. Leveraging extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, he provides strategic advocacy and government relations services that help clients navigate complex governmental processes, local regulations, and the political landscape. Under his leadership, Pantin GOV has helped clients successfully secure hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts, obtain zoning and land-use approvals across multiple jurisdictions, and advance complex projects throughout South Florida. He works with clients from the earliest stages of a project through final approvals, developing strategies, building relationships with key decision-makers, and creating partnerships between the public and private sectors that deliver results.

In the public sector, Pantin served as Intergovernmental and External Affairs Coordinator at PortMiami, the largest cruise port in the world. In that role, he coordinated the port’s legislative agenda at the federal, state, and local levels and served as a strategic advisor to senior management. He represented the port before civic and community organizations, conducted stakeholder briefings, and oversaw the development of Foreign Trade Zone 281, the first of its kind at PortMiami.

Pantin previously served as a Policy and Legislative Affairs Aide in the Office of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. He was responsible for numerous policy initiatives, including coordinating the Mayor’s legislative agenda, analyzing legislation and policy priorities, managing the 2012 Charter Review Task Force, and leading a comprehensive review of the County’s procurement process that resulted in increased efficiencies and cost savings.

Throughout his career, Pantin has distinguished himself in federal, state, and local political circles, having served as an independent political consultant for congressional, state legislative, and local campaigns, advising on policy, communications, and legislative strategy.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Florida State University and is a graduate of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Miami program.

Committed to continuing his family’s legacy of community involvement, Pantin serves on the boards of the Orange Bowl Committee, Museum of Miami, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, OIC of South Florida, and Seminole Boosters, Inc. He also serves as pro bono government relations counsel for Friends of The Underline and was selected to serve on the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee, supporting efforts to bring one of the nation’s premier sporting events to Miami. Previously, he served on the Executive Committee of United Way Miami’s Young Leaders and the City of Coral Gables Communications Committee. Through his professional leadership and civic engagement, Pantin remains dedicated to strengthening South Florida’s communities, supporting initiatives that enhance the region’s quality of life, and helping shape the future of the place he proudly calls home.