Edwin A. Narain

Edwin A. Narain, Esq. has been an active leader in the Tampa Bay community for three decades. He is a
highly accomplished professional with extensive leadership experience in business, technology, and
government. He is a respected thought leader whose opinion is sought out by elected officials, CEOs,
and community leaders alike.
Edwin’s leadership extends to his role as Vice President of External and Legislative Affairs (Florida &
Alabama) with AT&T. He is a three-time Florida Top Performance Manager of the Year (2009, 2010, and
2013) and has earned two AT&T Summit Awards for being among the company’s top achievers.
A licensed attorney, Edwin has served as chairman of the board for several government and non-profit
organizations. Edwin is the 2025 chair of the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, the Boys and Girls Club
of Tampa Bay, and the Saint Leo Board of Trustees. He is also a past chair of the Children’s Board of
Hillsborough County (2020) and the Hillsborough County Charter Review Board (2020).
Edwin is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives. In Tallahassee, he chaired the
Florida Legislative Black Caucus as a freshman and passed several important pieces of legislation. While
elected, he partnered to address the historical wrongs at the Dozier School for Boys, sponsored the
Arthur Greene Jr. act and spearheaded the removal of a confederate monument that represented
Florida in Statutory Hall.
His legislative service earned him the Florida Association of Counties – County Champion Award (2015)
and Legislative Appreciation Awards from the Florida League of Cities and Florida Boys and Girls Clubs
(2016). He also was awarded two prestigious “Distinguished Advocate” awards from the Florida
Chamber of Commerce and was named the Florida Society of Health Systems Pharmacists “Legislator of
the Year.”
Edwin is a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He has served as the
polemarch (president) of the Tampa Alumni Chapter and was honored in 2008 as the chapter’s “Man of
the Year.” In 2010, he received the chapter’s Leadership Award for his work guiding the chapter to its
first Southern Province Chapter of the Year Award.
Edwin is married to Monica, a public school district administrator and together they have two teenage
daughters. As founders of the Black Leadership Network at the University of South Florida, they are the
endowers of the Narain Family Scholarship that provides financial assistance to African American
students enrolled at the university.
Edwin earned his Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law. He holds a masters in
business administration and a bachelors in psychology from Saint Leo University.
Other Honors and Recognitions
2024 – Franscico Rodriguez Award, George Edgecomb Bar Association
2024 – Honorary Gent Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women Tampa Bay
2020 – H.L. Culbreath Jr. Profile in Leadership Award, Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce
2019 – Honorary Deputy, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
2015 – Ike Tribble Alumni Award, University of South Florida’s President’s African American Advisory
Committee
2014 – Dean’s Award, Stetson University College of Law