Omar J. Marrero

Omar J. Marrero Díaz
Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office July 12, 2021
Governor	Pedro Pierluisi
Preceded by	Félix Rivera Torres (acting)
Personal details
Political party	New Progressive
Education	University of Dayton (BBA) Interamerican University, San Juan (JD) New York University (LLM)

Omar J. Marrero Díaz is he Secretary of State of Puerto Rico and Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Fical Agency and Financial Advisory Authority. Marrero obtained a B.B.A. with a double major in Accounting and Finance from the University of Dayton (Ohio). He earned a Juris Doctor from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. After completing a law degree and passing the bar with one of the most outstanding scores, he went on to obtain an L.L.M. in Corporate Law from New York University. Marrero is also admitted to the New York State bar. During his professional career, Marrero has worked with local and international banks, and has served in the Government, academia and law firms.

Career

During the past ten years, Marrero has acted as a transactional and regulatory attorney in the areas of corporate and finance law, capital markets, real estate and infrastructure, and government affairs. His experience includes participating in the financing of a six-star hotel in Puerto Rico, multiple corporate reorganizations, complex financing transactions, and public-private partnerships, as well as providing advice to several government entities.

In November 2021, Marrero was confirmed by the Legislative Assembly as Secretary of State. In addition, since 2019 Marrero has served as Executive Director of the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, leading

Puerto Rico's debt restructuring efforts, the management and oversight of federal funds through the CARES Act and ARPA, and other fiscal and economic efforts. Previously, Marrero had served as Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, from January 2017 to March 2018, and, from January 2017 to July 2019, as Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Conventions District Authority, and Executive Director of Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3A). He also served as Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. And from February 2018 to July 2019, he acted as the Governor’s Authorized Representative (GAR) before FEMA and Executive Director of the Central Office of Recovery and Reconstruction (COR3), which is attached to the P3A.

In addition, Marrero served as Secretary of the Department of Consumers Affairs of Puerto Rico in the administration of former Governor Luis Fortuño. Moreover, for seven years he worked as adjunct professor at the School of Law of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, teaching corporate law courses.

References

https://www.aafaf.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/Executive-Bio-Omar-Marrero-Esq.pdf

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN