Match Maker

David Lucas, after a long career in retail and real estate development, has been in a constant giveback mode for nearly three decades.

The chairman of Bonita Bay Group, which transformed Bonita Springs from a tiny fishing village into a thriving housing and retail community, among other projects, Lucas is active on at least six boards. He donates significant amounts of money to even more causes.

But like his business career, where, prior to Bonita Bay, he ran Margo's, a chain of women's specialty goods stores, Lucas likes to do one thing above all else: focus. “If someone asks me to support the 'save the koala bears,'” he says, “that's not something I'm probably going to do.”