Area businessman makes virtual appearance at U.K. graduation

Insurance executive Paresh Patel delivers a commencement address to University of Cambridge graduates.

  • By Business Observer Staff
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HCI Group Founder and CEO Paresh Patel.
HCI Group Founder and CEO Paresh Patel.
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The University of Cambridge’s Girton College — whose alumni include Arianna Huffington; Margrethe II, the queen of Denmark; and Princess Takamado, a member of the Japanese imperial family — held a virtual commencement ceremony July 11 that included remarks from Tampa businessman Paresh Patel, the founder, chairman and CEO of insurance company HCI Group Inc. 

 

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