Carlos M. de la Cruz Sr. is a Cuban-born American businessman, the chairman of CC1 Companies, Inc. which include Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, CC1 Beer Distributors, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottlers Trinidad & Tobago, and Florida Caribbean Distillers, LLC.
Born in Havana, Cuba,[1] he also lived in New York City and Madrid, Spain, and has been a resident of Miami, Florida, since 1975.
A supporter of interdisciplinary studies, he endowed the de la Cruz-Mentschikoff Professor of Law and Economics chair at the University of Miami Law School and the de la Cruz Doctoral Candidates Fellows in Behavioral Finance at the Wharton School.
The museum is open to the public free of charge and conducts educational programs.
[2] Rosa died in February 2024, and in May 2024 Christie's sold the 26 most desirable pieces at auction for US$34.4 million.