Charles E. Klug

Director

Tampa Port Authority

Charles E. Klug is the Chief Legal Officer of the Tampa Port Authority; Florida’s largest and most cargo-diverse seaport. Mr. Klug is currently responsible for the oversight of the legal, procurement, environmental, government relations and human resources departments of the Port Authority. He has served as General Counsel for the Tampa Port Authority since 2004 and served as Deputy Port Director for Administration, responsible for the legal, procurement, environmental, real estate and marketing departments of the Port Authority, from 2008 to 2013. Mr. Klug was a partner with the law firm of Gray Robinson, P.A., before his appointment as General Counsel, where he concentrated his practice in the areas of commercial real estate, local government, land use and environmental law. Mr. Klug received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Florida, College of Business in 1983 (with Honors) and a J.D. from the University of Florida, College of Law in 1986. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1986 and has been certified by the Florida Bar as specialist in Real Estate Law since 1993 and as a specialist in City, County and Local Government Law since 1998.