governor party profession office term_start article_title term_end name
luis fortuño new progressive party politician , attorney , banker puerto rico chief of staff september 2009 marcos rodriguez ema
 july 31 , 2012 marcos rodríguez ema
marcos rodriguez ema

academic and professional background -lrb- 1982-1992 -rrb- after graduating with honors from georgetown university 's school of foreign service and completing his juris doctor degree at georgetown university law center in washington , d.c. , mr. rodríguez-ema returned to puerto rico to work as an associate in the corporate and banking division of a major law firm in san juan .
he concentrated and focused his early legal career on the legal aspects of complex financial transactions for the law firm 's banking clients .
he was later recruited by drexel burnham lambert-puerto rico as a vice president , later senior vice president , of their corporate and municipal finance division .
he was responsible for structuring and executing a variety of bond and note issues for the government of puerto rico , its several dependencies , as well as for drexel 's private clients .
in 1989 mr. rodríguez-ema was recruited by chase manhattan bank in puerto rico to manage the investment banking unit of its chase securities puerto rico subsidiary , thus becoming a member of chase 's management committee in puerto rico .
after the november 1992 election , the governor-elect of puerto rico asked him to join his fiscal and financial team as president of the government development bank for puerto rico -lrb- gdb -rrb- .
the gdb -lrb- www.gdb-pur.com -rrb- is the bank and fiscal agent for the government of puerto rico .
as such , it is chartered with the coordination , structure , execution and placement of every single financing , bond or note issue for all government agencies , government-owned corporations and its multiple dependencies , including all 78 municipalities throughout puerto rico .
solid and effective management , leadership and decision-making skills -lrb- 1993-1998 -rrb- as president of the gdb , mr. rodriguez-ema managed a highly technical and sophisticated 400-employee institution through a 10-member executive committee of senior officers accountable to a board of directors that met monthly .
he also presided over all the gdb 's subsidiaries -lrb- including a housing finance subsidiary and a tourism development subsidiary-tourism development fund -rrb- .
he participated in several high-profile government boards constantly creating and building consensus among private institutions and public stakeholders for important government-sponsored economic development policies .
he was also chairman of the board of directors of the economic development bank for puerto rico -lrb- another government-owned financial institution -rrb- and chairman of the government 's privatization committee .
as head of the privatization committee he was in charge of the implementation of the government 's privatization policy , which entailed the disposition and sale of several major government-owned assets and dependencies , including , the puerto rico telephone company , the puerto rico maritime shipping authority -lrb- navieras -rrb- and several government-owned hotel properties , centers for diagnostic treatment and hospitals .
during this time , he was responsible for the promotion , design and financing of the new museo de arte de puerto rico and the new sports facility coliseo de puerto rico in san juan , among many other major projects .
he was the first chairman of the board of trustees of the museo de arte de puerto rico .
private sector management -lrb- 1999-2009 -rrb- after leaving government in 1998 , mr. rodríguez-ema joined the largest family-owned real estate development company in puerto rico as director of new business development .
thus , he undertook the planning and execution of several major projects for the companies , including the purchase of real estate in the mainland for the planned expansion of certain family businesses .
as part of the senior advisors to the chairman he had daily meetings negotiating and building consensus among peers on the several management , operational and legal issues related to development projects , which included the construction , expansion , financing and marketing of shopping centers , office buildings and condominiums ; also the purchase , design and development of raw land acquisitions , as well as dealing with the marketing and management of the second largest dairy company and processing operation in puerto rico .
challenging times require skills and leadership -lrb- 2009-2012 -rrb- in 2009 , mr. rodríguez-ema was asked by the newly elected governor luis fortuño to leave the private sector and come join his government as chief of staff .
puerto rico 's dire economic situation and persistent recession required leaders with strong business and economic background , excellent management and organizational skills who were able to motivate , energize and drive the governor 's cabinet in the implementation and quick execution of significant and complex fiscal , financial and social policies .
as the governor 's chief of staff , mr. rodríguez-ema was in charge of the immediate supervision of all government agencies -lrb- over 120 of them -rrb- , the organization , drafting and execution of the voluminous and necessary legislation to deal with the economic crisis , the coordination of the state budget -lrb- over $ 28 billion -rrb- , as well as actively ushering and lobbying all budgetary and economic crisis legislation through the house and senate .
he was also the governor 's main spokesperson on all relevant issues as well as liaison with the house speaker and senate president .
the government downsizing and the major cuts in contracts and services in order to reduce a staggering $ 3 billion deficit and avoid a bond-rating downgrade which could prove catastrophic for the economy were serious and momentous initiatives of historical proportions .
puerto rico 's worst economic crisis in over 70 years required no less .
drastic measures were absolutely necessary to sustain the spiraling credibility with bondholders decisiveness , superior management and organizational skills , complete and thorough understanding of complex fiscal and financial issues , engaging and open personality to access key political and business leaders , as well as excellent communications skills were all necessary capacities to effectively tackle and deal with such an extraordinary and historical situation .
in december 2012 mr. rodriguez-ema formed his own strategic business consulting firm called proventus , llc , providing clients with valuable insight and business and legal advise into the ever changing and challenging business cycles in puerto rico .
