John Abdo

Director/Board Member at BBX CAPITAL, INC.

Net worth: 9 M $ as of 2026-05-30

82 year

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John E.
Abdo currently works at Abdo Cos., Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2015, Stratstone, as Vice Chairman from 2009, BBX Capital, Inc., as Vice Chairman from 2020, Broward Performing Arts Foundation, as Director, Performing Arts Center Authority, as Director, Broward Workshop, as Director, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, as Director, and BBX Capital Foundation, as Director.
Mr. Abdo also formerly worked at Benihana, Inc., as Vice Chairman from 2009 to 2012, Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp., as Executive Vice Chairman from 1993 to 2024, BBX Capital Corp., as Vice Chairman, Woodbridge Holdings Corp., as Vice Chairman from 1985 to 2009, BankAtlantic, as Vice Chairman from 1985 to 2012, Stratstone Financial LLC, as Vice Chairman, Stratstone Advisors LLC, as Vice Chairman, Bluegreen Vacations Corp., as Executive Vice Chairman from 2020 to 2024, uVuMobile, Inc., as Director, and The Atlantic Federal Credit Union, as Director.
Mr. Abdo received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
BBX CAPITAL INC CLASS B 38.8%	2025-03-16	1,495,311 ( 38.8% )	5 M $	2026-05-30
BBX CAPITAL INC CLASS A 11.57%	2025-03-16	1,201,891 ( 11.57% )	4 M $	2026-05-30

John Abdo active positions

Companies	Position	Start
BBX CAPITAL, INC.	Director/Board Member	2020-09-28
BBX Capital Foundation BBX Capital Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation/Endowment	Director/Board Member	-
Broward Workshop Broward Workshop Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Broward Workshop is a private, non-profit, non-partisan business organization established in 1981. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The company was founded by Alan B. Levan. Broward Workshop consists of the chief decision makers representing 100 major businesses and professions. The company's key focus areas include education and youth advocacy, environmental and water management, transportation, tourism, urban core, veterans affairs, South Florida regional business alliance, cultural affairs, and business advocacy. Through the Workshop, business leaders seek to facilitate positive solutions to critical issues and encourage cooperative efforts between various entities working towards county-wide, specific, long-range common goals. The Broward Workshop also supports the Transportation & Infrastructure Surtax on the November 2016 ballot.	Director/Board Member	-
Broward Center for the Performing Arts Broward Center for the Performing Arts Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates art performing theatres	Director/Board Member	2010-03-01
Stratstone/Bluegreen Secured Income Fund LLC Stratstone/Bluegreen Secured Income Fund LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment and financial services to real estate investors	Director/Board Member	2009-09-08
Performing Arts Center Authority	Director/Board Member	-
Abdo Cos., Inc. Abdo Cos., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Abdo Cos., Inc. is a private company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. John E. Abdo has been the CEO of the company since 1967.	Chief Executive Officer	1966-12-31
Broward Performing Arts Foundation	Director/Board Member	-

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BLUEGREEN VACATIONS HOLDING A	Director/Board Member	2024-01-16
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Private companies	19
Benihana, Inc. Benihana, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Operates restaurants and provides food delivery, catering & online booking services	Consumer Services
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp. Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries manages resorts in popular urban and leisure destinations	Finance
BBX Capital Corp. /Old/ BBX Capital Corp. /Old/ Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Provides real estate asset management and other investment services	Finance
Bluegreen Vacations Corp. Bluegreen Vacations Corp. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Markets and sells vacation ownership interests and manages resorts	Finance
Woodbridge Holdings Corp. Woodbridge Holdings Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Engages in investment activities in the real estate industry	Finance
Stratstone/Bluegreen Secured Income Fund LLC Stratstone/Bluegreen Secured Income Fund LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment and financial services to real estate investors	Finance
uVuMobile, Inc. uVuMobile, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides video streaming services	Consumer Services
Florida State University Florida State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
BankAtlantic BankAtlantic Regional BanksFinance Federally chartered savings bank	Finance
Broward Performing Arts Foundation
Performing Arts Center Authority
Abdo Cos., Inc. Abdo Cos., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Abdo Cos., Inc. is a private company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. John E. Abdo has been the CEO of the company since 1967.	Commercial Services
Broward Workshop Broward Workshop Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Broward Workshop is a private, non-profit, non-partisan business organization established in 1981. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The company was founded by Alan B. Levan. Broward Workshop consists of the chief decision makers representing 100 major businesses and professions. The company's key focus areas include education and youth advocacy, environmental and water management, transportation, tourism, urban core, veterans affairs, South Florida regional business alliance, cultural affairs, and business advocacy. Through the Workshop, business leaders seek to facilitate positive solutions to critical issues and encourage cooperative efforts between various entities working towards county-wide, specific, long-range common goals. The Broward Workshop also supports the Transportation & Infrastructure Surtax on the November 2016 ballot.	Commercial Services
Broward Center for the Performing Arts Broward Center for the Performing Arts Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates art performing theatres	Consumer Services
The Atlantic Federal Credit Union The Atlantic Federal Credit Union Savings BanksFinance Federally chartered credit union	Finance
Stratstone Financial LLC
Stratstone Advisors LLC
BBX Capital Foundation BBX Capital Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation/Endowment	Miscellaneous
BBX Capital, Inc. BBX Capital, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Invests in real estate and other joint venture investments	Finance