43- RICHARD GRAY — Managing director, LGBT market, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
Before assuming the position of managing director of the LGBT market for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, Richard Gray owned the gay chic Royal Palms Resort & Spa which helped spearhead Greater Fort Lauderdale’s status as one of the leading LGBT travel destinations in the country. He was first appointed to Greater Fort Lauderdale’s Marketing Advisory Committee in 2003, and has served on several other high-level committees in the past, including the Broward Country Cultural Council in 2004, and the VISIT FLORIDA’s LGBT committee in 2003. He was also an Executive Board Member of the Rainbow Carpet Lodging & Hospitality Alliance. In 2007, Richard was named a member of the Broward County Tourist Development Council, a group of influential officials and business owners that provide leadership on tourism growth in the destination.
