Jose Azel

Who is Jose Azel?

Jose Azel is a Cuban exile scholar, currently a Senior Scholar at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami. He is dedicated to in-depth analyses of Cuba’s economic, social, and political state, with a keen interest in post-Castro-Cuba strategies, and has published extensively on Cuba-related topics. Azel is author of Mañana in Cuba: The Legacy of Castroism and Transitional Challenges for Cuba, published in March 2010. Mañana in Cuba has received acclaim from scholars, businessmen, and government officials, including Carlos Alberto Montaner, Carlos Gutierrez, James Cason, and Jaime Suchlicki, among others.

In 2012, Dr. Azel testified before the House of Representative's Committee on Foreign Affairs on the ties between Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela, "Ahmadinejad's Tour of Tyrants and Iran's Agenda in the Western Hemisphere." That same year, Dr. Azel was nominated for the Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award, of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Azel was one of the founders of Pediatrix Medical Group, the nation’s leading provider of pediatric specialty services and served as its first Chief Financial Officer.