Meet Our Team

SENIOR PARTNER

Barry Banther CMC, CSP is President and CEO of Banther Consulting and Banther Family Advisors. He is a widely sought after business strategist and trusted advisor. Barry served in the administration of three Florida governors as their appointee overseeing private higher education. He was elected to an unprecedented four terms as Chairman of the Florida State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities.

His clients include Fortune 100 companies like Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Rockwell International, as well as midsize to large regional businesses throughout America. Barry has written over fifty leadership-training programs within which he combines three decades of experience as a business leader, corporate executive and public servant to help you become a “Lasting Leader” as you develop your team and grow your business.

This body of work has earned him the highest accreditation from the Institute of Management Consultants as a Certified Management Consultant and from the National Speakers Association as a Certified Speaking Professional. He is one of less than sixty professionals worldwide to hold both designations.

Barry was one of five speakers in the world named to the Speakers Hall of Fame in 2020 and in a ceremony in Washington DC in 2023 he was named a Legend in the Speaking Profession.

MANAGING PARTNER

David serves as the Managing Partner for Banther Consulting, overseeing the firm's financial operations and business assets. David helps his clients manage their business and personal financial affairs as an outsourced business manager in the Tampa and Atlanta markets. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Hillsdale College and a Masters of Science in Information Technology Management from Colorado Technical University. David also studied International Communications at Regents College in London.

David is a certified Professional Daily Money Manager with the American Association of Daily Money Managers. David is currently serving his second term as a Tarpon Springs City Commissioner. His other civic involvement includes: Member of the Tarpon Springs Rotary Club, Trustee & Treasurer of the Tarpon Springs Rotary Youth Trust Fund, Florida Hospital North Pinellas - Capital Campaign Steering Committee, Leadership Pinellas Class of 2015, Knights of Columbus, and an active Parish Member & Volunteer at St. Ignatius of Antioch Roman Catholic Church. David, a proud Florida native, resides with his wife Ruth and daughters Olivia and Maryn in Tarpon Springs. In his spare time he enjoys weightlifting and emergency preparedness.

PARTNER

Ruth Banther is a Family Advisor and Consultant who works with families and organizations on family governance, philanthropy, organizational matters, and long-term planning. Her work centers on helping families build thoughtful structures that support shared values, effective decision-making, and continuity across generations. She also brings extensive experience as an HR Strategist, providing an additional perspective on leadership, communication, and organizational dynamics.

In her human resources practice, Ruth advises clients on HR strategy, personnel recruitment, employee assessment and development, conflict resolution, and employee communication. She has held the Professional in Human Resources (PHR)certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) since 2007 and the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) credential from the Society for Human Resource Management since 2018. She is also a member of SHRM and Suncoast HR.

As a Family Advisor with Banther Family Advisors, Ruth works with families on family councils, philanthropy, and the development and governance of family foundations. A significant focus of her work is helping families establish and strengthenmultigenerational family foundations, creating structures that encourage thoughtful stewardship, family engagement, and continuity of philanthropic values across generations.

Ruth is actively involved in her community and currently serves as a Board Member of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, a position she has held since 2019. She also serves on the Board of the AdventHealth North Pinellas Foundation and is Chair of the hospital’s Hybrid Operating Room Capital Campaign (2025–2028).

Ruth earned her Bachelor of Arts in History from Hillsdale College, a nationally recognized liberal arts college in southern Michigan known for its commitment to Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman principles and for promoting the intellectual and cultural traditions of Western civilization.

A Washington State native, Ruth resides in Tarpon Springs, Florida, with her husband, David, and their daughters, Olivia and Maryn. Ruth and David are active parishioners at St. Ignatius of Antioch Roman Catholic Church.