Giovanni Castro

State & Local Public Policy Manager

Amazon

Company

Amazon

Connect

Home Region

Southeast

Class

Connect Class 12, College Class 15

Special Designation

Lifetime Member

Biography

Giovanni is the public policy manager for Uber Technologies (U.S. south region). Prior to joining Uber, he was the state and local gov. affairs manager for Verizon in Florida. He also served as deputy chief of staff for City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. During his tenure there, he managed strategic partnerships, policy, and operations and spearheaded the children’s savings account and rental assistance for senior citizens. He was also chosen by Harvard to be part of the “Multiple Miamis” Studio Review. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in international business from FIU. He is a certified scholar in affordable housing (Univ. of Miami) and an alumnus of Leadership Florida. He was featured in Influence Magazine’s 30 under 30 for Florida Politics. He is currently the Co-Chair of the United Way of Miami-Dade’s Public Policy Committee, a YMCA of Allapattah board member, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, WOW Center, and FIU’s President’s Council and Order of the Torch.