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…
Gerardo Cumpiano, was born in Santurce, studied at El Colegio San Ignacio in Rio Piedras, Civil Engineering in Mayagüez, and later master’s degrees at the State University of NY (SUNY ESF), and Syracuse University. He has worked in the New York City budget office, directed the Finance Area of AAA, Esso del Caribe, and Caribe Direct. He has been part…
John Thomas Engfer, CIMA® Senior Institutional Consultant, UBS Institutional Consulting UBS Financial Services Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico John Thomas Engfer provides investment management consulting services to public and private pensions, corporations, hospitals, foundations and endowments in the United States, Puerto Rico as well as internationally. Mr. Engfer is a graduate of Babson College, with a B.S. in Finance, Economics…
EDUCATION: Civil Engineering Professional Degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973 Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1969 LICENSES: Registered Professional Engineer in Puerto Rico – License No. 5534 PROFESSIONAL HISTORY: Geo Cim, PSC. – Luis O. García & Associates –…
Graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Until 2020, she worked for 6 years with the company Elderly TRansportation Services / Transcita as Marketing Manager managing all its marketing, promotion, public relations and social responsibility programs. As a Marketing Consultant, she provided services to Pearle Vision…
Héctor J. Jirau Colón Dr. Héctor Jirau holds a B.S. in Cell & Molecular Biology, an M.S. in Financial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. He has been nominated and received numerous awards and recognition from federal institutions, holding a fellowship grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for four consecutive years. Dr. Jirau worked as a financial advisor…
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…
