Victor Mendelson, Vice Chair

Victor H. Mendelson is the Co-President and a Director of HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI and HEI.A).  He founded HEICO’s Electronic Technologies Group in 1996 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since then.  In addition to other positions at HEICO, he served as its General Counsel from 1993 until 2008.

Most identified as the world’s largest designer and maker of FAA-approved alternative commercial aircraft replacement parts, HEICO is a diversified aerospace, defense and electronics manufacturing and services company with production, engineering or distribution facilities in 25 states and 16 countries.  HEICO’s products are found on nearly every Boeing jetliner built in the past 30 years, numerous Airbus aircraft, dozens of currently-orbiting satellites, spacecraft, rockets, missiles, military aircraft, targeting systems, medical equipment and other electronic systems.  Employing approximately 10,000 Team Members worldwide, HEICO has been named one of the “100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America” and one of the ‘World’s Most Innovative Growth Companies” by Forbes.

Victor Mendelson, his father, Laurans Mendelson, and his brother, Eric Mendelson, assumed management control of HEICO Corporation in 1990 after Victor initially identified the company as an investment for his family and they became the firm’s largest shareholders.  HEICO successfully evolved from a company with approximately $25 million in continuing revenue and a similar market capitalization, as well as a net loss in their year of takeover, to approximately $4 billion in revenue and a market capitalization of over $30 billion.  Under their management, the firm has experienced nearly 20% compound annual growth in sales and net income, and more in share price.

He received his AB degree from Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York and he received his JD degree from the University of Miami School of Law.

Mr. Mendelson is a past Chair of the Columbia College Board of Visitors, a Trustee of St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, FL, a member of the Board of Directors and past President of the Florida Grand Opera, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade and the University of Miami School of Law Dean’s Advisory Council.  He is a recipient of the American Dreamer Award from Hispanic Unity of Florida, the Twelve Good Men Award from Ronald McDonald House, the Impressario Award from the Opera Society of Broward, and, with his wife, Lisa, the “From the Heart” Award from Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade, the Philanthropists of the Year Award from Social Miami and the Coral Gables Community Foundation’s Education Award with, the Henry Flagler Award from HistoryMiami with his family, the Tocqueville Award For Outstanding Philanthropy from United Way of Miami-Dade and a recipient of AJC’s National Human Rights Award for 2018 with his family.  Mr. Mendelson received Columbia College’s John Jay Award in 2022.

He and Lisa, live in Miami, FL and are the parents of Lindsey CC’18, Nicole CC’20 and Alexander CC’23.