Caesar DePaço

Dr. Caesar DePaço  (born 21 September 1965; Madalena, Azores) is a Portuguese businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist. DePaço currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Summit Nutritionals International and as the Honorary Consul of Portugal for Florida. 

DePaço is known for his philanthropic endeavors regarding police forces across the United States, Portugal, and France and for his patronage of Portuguese communities across the United States. In 2019, DePaço became an official patron of FC Porto, a major Portuguese football club. In 2020, DePaço became the owner and official patron for CF Canelas 2010.

Career

DePaço founded his first pharmaceutical materials company Summit Sourcing in 1997. In 2001, Summit Sourcing was restructured into Summit Nutritionals International, which manufactures raw materials for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and food industries.

On 3 October 2014, DePaço was appointed as Honorary Consul of the Portuguese Republic in Florida, based out of the city of Palm Coast. In 2017, DePaço organized the first-ever raising of the Portuguese flag at a government building in Florida, at the Palm Coast City Hall.

DePaço was a finalist for the New Jersey Corporate Citizen of the Year award in 2014, for his and his company's dedication to philanthropic works, particularly those in regards to supporting local law enforcement.

In 2020, DePaço became a member of the advisory board for the Portuguese Criminology Association.

Philanthropy
DePaço is widely recognized, primarily across the United States, but also in Europe, for his philanthropic work involving law enforcement in the United States, Portugal, and France. His work has primarily centered around sponsoring or donating K-9 units to local police forces across the United States and Europe, including the Guarda Nacional Republicana of Portugal and the Police Nationale of France. Following the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, DePaço donated a canine unit to the French National Police. DePaço's support for police K-9 programs has led to the Morris County, New Jersey, K-9 facility being renamed as the Caesar DePaço, Ph.D. Sheriff’s K-9 Training Grounds

DePaço was honored in July 2017 by the Municipality of Madalena, the place of his birth, with the Golden Medal, for his service in name of the "most noble values of humanity", through his diplomatic career, entrepreneurial history, and ongoing philanthropy. In July 2018, the Municipality of Madalena bestowed its golden key to DePaço, in recognition of his philanthropic work and for his contributions to the Azorean community.

DePaço has been made an honorary police officer by the Daytona Beach Police Department, Point Pleasant Beach PD, Linwood PD, DeLand PD, Hillsborough Township PD, and Holmdel Township PD, primarily for his work in support of police forces across the United States. DePaço has also been made deputy sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts, as well as an honorary deputy of the sheriff's offices of Flagler County, Florida and Morris County, New Jersey.

In 2018, DePaço was honored in a joint resolution by the Senate and General Assembly of New Jersey.

References

External links
 
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