President Liberty Power – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Alberto Daire is President of Liberty Power, the nation’s fastest growing independently owned retail electricity supplier, and the only minority owned company of its type with a national presence. In this capacity, he oversees the overall operations of the company. In 2001, Mr. Daire teamed with other professionals from the energy, telecommunications and financial services sectors to create Liberty Power. The corporation is focused on providing affordable, reliable energy solutions to business customers throughout America. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Liberty Power supplies power to over 25,000 businesses and government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Liberty Power also serves over two dozen Fortune 1,000 companies, including New York Life, Bank of America, JCPenney, Bausch Lomb and IBM. In just six years, Liberty Power grew from four to ninety employees and from a start up enterprise to a corporation grossing more than $120 million in 2006. Liberty Power expects to surpass the billion dollar revenue line in the next three years. The corporation has also established the Liberty Power Foundation whose mission is to support educational programs targeting disadvantaged youth in the communities it serves. Prior to building Liberty Power, Mr. Daire served in management and leadership roles at General Electric and Nortel Networks. Born in Miami, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering and later earned his MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a member of the young Presidents Organization of America. Mr. Daire currently resides in the greater Miami area with his wife, Elizabeth, son, Sebastian, and daughter, Jillian.