Board of Directors & Staff

Myrna M. Rivera Cardona

Myrna M. Rivera Cardona

Myrna M. Rivera, C.I.M.A. is Founder and Principal Advisor of Consultiva Wealth Management (“Consultiva”), an independent investment advisory firm that develops, implements, and oversees investment strategies and policies for institutions, government entities, and individuals. Myrna founded Consultiva in 1999. Recognized among the top 10 investment firms in the United States led by a woman, Consultiva is a signatory to the…

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Freya Barasorda de Batlle

Freya Barasorda de Batlle

Freya Barasorda Barceló was born on April 5, 1942, in San Juan, PR. She studied at the Colegio Puertorriqueño School for Girls and later at the University of Puerto Rico, from where she graduated in 1964. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts, with a concentration in Comparative Literature, languages (French and Italian) and a “minor” in history. She taught English…

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Jesús Daniel Mattei

Jesús Daniel Mattei

Jesús Daniel Mattei, CVA, CFA is the Founder and Principal of Rockelis Partners, a consulting firm that specializes in financial services operations, transaction services, expert witness, and litigation support. Since 2004, he has occupied diverse roles in asset management, public financing, and banking operations. Before founding Rockelis Partners, Jesús was Director of Financing and Debt Restructuring for the Fiscal Agency…

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Ingrid I. Rivera Rocafort

Ingrid I. Rivera Rocafort

Ms. Rivera is an independent consultant and founder of Rive Consulting, established upon her retirement in 2006 from Procter & Gamble (P&G) after 26 years of service. In her consultant role, she provides marketing and strategic development services to corporations, not-for-profit, community and trade organizations. She has been St. Clair Foundation’s Executive Director since 2018, which focuses on impacting the…

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José R. Martínez Ramírez

José R. Martínez Ramírez

I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 28, 1954. I finished my primary education in May 1968 and my secondary education in May 1972, both at the Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Miramar, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907. All of my university training took place at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (USA) where I…

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Julie Rodas de García

Julie Rodas de García

Nací y crecí en Santurce, Puerto Rico. Me gradué de escuela superior de la Academia Santa Teresita. Luego estudié un BA con concentración en inglés e historia en la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR).  Me certifiqué como maestra y ejercí la profesión del magisterio en escuelas elementales y superior en Cambridge, Massachusetts y Puerto Rico. Posteriormente, estudié derecho en la…

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Javier J. Hernández Acosta

Javier J. Hernández Acosta

Javier J. Hernández Acosta, PhD, MBA (Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1978) He currently leads the School of Arts, Design and Creative Industries at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. He was director of the Department of Business Administration of the same University (2017-2021). He is the founder of Inversión Cultural and recently of the Center for Creative Economy, non-profit organizations that promote…

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