{"id":400803,"date":"2026-09-15T21:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/400803\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T21:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:02:41","slug":"david-mica-jr-joins-kpmgs-tallahassee-government-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/400803\/","title":{"rendered":"David Mica Jr. joins KPMG&#8217;s Tallahassee government practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kpmg.com\/us\/en\/how-we-work\/locations\/tallahassee.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">KPMG<\/a> has hired David Mica Jr. as a Managing Director and Client Relationship Executive in its Tallahassee office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mica joins the Big Four firm\u2019s Florida government services practice after more than five years as Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at the Florida Hospital Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDavid brings over 20 years of distinguished leadership experience across Florida\u2019s state government, healthcare, and public affairs sectors,\u201d the firm said in its announcement. \u201cHis proven record of leading large-scale agency transformations, managing multi-billion dollar budgets, and navigating complex regulatory environments makes him an invaluable asset to our team and our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDavid Mica Jr. is a principled, strategic thinker who knows Florida and has earned the respect of leaders across our state. He understands how to bring people together and get results, and I have no doubt he will be a tremendous asset to KPMG,\u201d said House Speaker-designate <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/759981-history-philosophy-and-policy-sam-garrisons-designation-speech-sets-an-ambitious-course\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sam Garrison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDavid Mica Jr. has served at the highest levels of state government, giving him a rare understanding of how complex state programs operate and how they impact the constituents we serve. He is an effective strategist, a knowledgeable resource, and an influential advocate whose word carries weight. KPMG is gaining a true asset with the addition of David Mica Jr.,\u201d said Senate President-designate <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/760657-jim-boyd-elected-senate-president-designate-vows-principled-leadership-broad-opportunity\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jim Boyd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-video-game-design-programs-rank-among-worlds-best-for-2026\/?utm_source=florida_politics&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=tallahassee_2026&amp;utm_content=gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-791121 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789506160_533_UCF-Gaming-728x90-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mica started in the Executive Office of the Governor under Charlie Crist and Rick Scott and was a Gubernatorial Fellow in 2013-14. He ran legislative affairs at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then moved to the Florida Lottery as Chief of Staff. Scott named him <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/239526-personnel-note-david-mica-jr\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">interim Secretary<\/a> in 2017 while the Governor searched for a permanent replacement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scott appointed him <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/268710-personnel-note-david-mica-jr-2\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CEO of Volunteer Florida<\/a> in 2018, and he led the agency through the Hurricane Michael recovery. His last state post was <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/286873-personnel-note-david-mica-jr-3\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Chief of Staff at the Department of Children and Families<\/a> under Secretary Chad Poppell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His father, David Mica, spent decades as executive director of the Florida Petroleum Council. His uncles, Republican John Mica and Democrat Dan Mica, both served Florida in Congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">KPMG\u2019s Tallahassee office sits on East Bloxham Street, a few blocks from the Capitol. The practice advises agencies on grants management, technology modernization, and workforce transformation, and much of its staff came out of state government. KPMG U.S. Partner Anthony Monaco leads it. Last Fall the firm <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/758708-personnel-note-kpmg-florida-announces-new-hire-several-promotions\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hired Savannah Jefferson<\/a>, Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019\u00a0former Director of External Affairs, as a Director and promoted five others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cKPMG Florida is proud to be the name state leaders trust,\u201d Monaco said at the time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chpk.com\/safety\/severe-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-808313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789506161_519_Hurricane-Season-FL-Politics-and-Programmatic-728x90-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The firm holds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dms.myflorida.com\/business_operations\/state_purchasing\/state_contracts_and_agreements\/state_term_contract\/management_consulting_services\/complete_contract_-_contracts\/complete_contract_-_kpmg_llp\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">state term contracts<\/a> through the Department of Management Services for management consulting, IT independent verification and validation, and financial and performance audits. Statewide, KPMG has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Tallahassee. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/news.orlando.org\/blog\/kpmg-triples-down-on-orlando\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">$450 million Lakehouse<\/a> training campus in Lake Nona, the firm\u2019s largest capital investment ever, was built to host more than 40,000 KPMG employees a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KPMG has hired David Mica Jr. as a Managing Director and Client Relationship Executive in its Tallahassee office.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[159405,159406,4216,64588,61660,232,234,233],"class_list":["post-400803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-david-mica","tag-david-mica-jr","tag-jim-boyd","tag-kpmg","tag-sam-garrison","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}