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Lance A. Benson, 31.(Next Gen)

Publication: South Florida CEO
Date: Sunday, May 1 2005

Current position: Commercial real estate broker, Cushman & Wakefield, Miami

Background: A North Carolina native with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's in business administration, he has been a broker with Cushman & Wakefield, Miami since 2001. Before that, he sold energy management systems for Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls, where he developed the South Florida real estate contacts that helped him land the job at Cushman & Wakefield. Benson, who was born without legs, founded the Miami chapter of the Achilles Track Club. The club encourages

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