Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a full-service financial services provider with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and Virgin Islands. Popular, Inc. is the largest banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico, and in the United States Popular, Inc.

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    Mr. Jerry E. Turner was appointed to the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System on July 2, 2007. He currently serves as the vice chair of the Board, having been elected to that position on March 2, 2009, and he also serves on the Finance and Administration Committee. Mr. Turner previously has served on the Audit Committee and the Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee. His term expires January 31, 2013. Mr. Turner is a partner at Andrews Kurth, L.L.P., and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (public finance law 2005-2009) and Texas Super Lawyers (bonds and government finance law, Texas Monthly, 2004-2009). In addition to serving as a member of the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents, Mr. Turner is also currently a member of the following organizations: Baptist Foundation of Texas, Inc., Chairman; St. David's Health Care Partnership (operating five hospitals in the Greater Austin area), Director; Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow; American College of Bond Counsel, Founding Fellow; Austin Bar Foundation, Founding Fellow; National Association of Bond Lawyers; and the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys. Mr. Turner has served as a member of the following organizations: Texas Tech Foundation, Inc., Chairman; St. David's Foundation, Chairman; American College of Bond Counsel, President; First City National Bank of Austin, Director; Austin Business Committee for the Arts, Chairman; Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, General Counsel; and Alumni Board of Vanderbilt University School of Law – Nashville, Director. Mr. Turner graduated from Texas Tech University in 1968, B.A. He was captain of the varsity football team and recipient of the Pete Cawthorn Award (Best All-Around Football Player). In 2009, he was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1971, he graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., where he was a Patrick Wilson Merit Scholar; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; and Managing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. He was admitted to practice in Texas in 1971. He served in the United States Navy (JAG Corps 1971¬1974). Mr. Turner's wife of 41 years is Diane Shackelford Turner. Mrs. Turner graduated from Texas Tech University in 1968, B.A. They have four children: Langston Wilcox Turner (Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1995; The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, M.B.A., 2001) – married to Meredith Lind Turner (The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 2001); Courtney Tixier Turner (The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1999; currently a student at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine); Stephanie Turner Sierra, Southwestern University, B.A., 2001; Texas Tech University Rawls School of Business, M.B.A., 2006) – married to Michael Ray Sierra (Southwestern University, B.A.,1998; Texas Tech University, M.S. 2006; Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 2006); and Edward Worthington ("Worth") Turner (Vanderbilt University, B.A., 2004). Mr. and Mrs. Turner have three grandchildren, Mary Helen Turner, daughter of Langston and Meredith Turner; Samuel Michael Sierra, son of Stephanie and Michael Sierra; and Wilcox Pinson Turner, son of Langston and Meredith Turner.

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    Tony heads up the Lend Lease Americas Commercial Services group which is responsible for all commercial aspects of complex real estate public private partnership projects in partnership with the U.S. military and with Canadian Province’s from business development phase through transaction closing.  This includes coordinating all legal, tax and financial analysis, developing, structuring and arranging non-recourse debt and equity and proposing, negotiating and closing transactions with clients, lenders and other stakeholders. He also has responsibilities for developing Lend Lease’s fund management business in the U.S.  Tony was responsible for leading the successfully closing and managing the financial analysis, capital raising and business negotiations of the largest military privatization deal ever - $2.3 billion Army Hawaii transaction.  Army Hawaii was selected by Euromoney magazine as the North American PPP deal of the year for 2005. In 2007 Tony was temporarily transferred  Lend Lease’s UK PFI business focusing on P3 transactions in the health, education and waste sectors.Tony has worked on closing numerous military housing deals for Actus including Camp Lejeune/Cherry Point, Fort Drum and the $2.3 billion Army Hawaii project.  Prior to joining Actus, Tony was the CFO of FSL Group (owned by Royal & SunAlliance Insurance), a leading asset-based guarantor providing structured real estate, equipment and real estate residual value insurance.    He also spent eight years at MBIA Insurance Corporation in various financial positions including, Director and Head of Corporate Finance, responsible for managing capital structure, financial analysis, treasury management and capital market relationships.    Mr. Elkins holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from New York University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with honors from the University of Massachusetts.

  • Jill works in the Public Sector and Infrastructure Banking Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and manages the Energy Group. She has managed the group for over ten years. Jill was named managing director in 2006. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Jill worked at Moody’s Investors Service. Jill earned a BA in Economics at the University of Rochester and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago.

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    Ivan G. Bolden assumed the role as the first Chief of Public Private Initiatives, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management in July 2007. In this capacity he oversees all public private initiatives ventures for the Army. His direct oversight includes the Army's Residential Communities Initiatives (the Army’s housing privatization program), Privatization of Army Lodging, Utilities Privatization, Enhanced Use Leasing, Municipal Services/ Partnerships and Competitive Sourcing. He assumes this position after working for eight (8) years on the Secretariat Staff in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations & Environment. He brings a wealth of experience as a 27 year Army veteran, retiring as a Colonel in 2001. His military assignments took him to postings in Europe, Korea and throughout the Continental United States. He attended various military schools throughout his career and his civilian education includes a BS in Accounting from Southern University, Baton Rouge, La. and a Master's in Public Administration from Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. He is a visionary and has received numerous awards throughout his professional career and his hobbies include travel and golf.

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    LTC Vince Gallman currently serves as a Compensation Program Analyst for the Army’s Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Programs at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Compensation and Entitlements Division, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.LTC Gallman earned his commission as a Finance Officer from the Benedict College Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program, graduating with honors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting.  LTC Gallman also earned his Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in Adult Education from Central Michigan University.LTC Gallman’s previous assignments include the 7th Medical Command Regional Finance and Accounting Office, Landstuhl, Germany, the 4th Finance Battalion, Fort Carson Colorado, the 469th Finance Group (Reserve), New Orleans, Louisiana, Headquarters Forces Command, Atlanta, Georgia, the Defense Military Pay Office, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and the 230th Finance Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.

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    Mr. Guleserian is the Managing Director of Pinnacle Global Capital LLC – the debt capital sourcing, origination, and structuring affiliate of the Pinnacle Family of Companies.  The Pinnacle Family of Companies is a leading owner, developer and manager of international real estate assets, including nearly 22,000 privatized military housing units at over 20 military installations.To date, Mr. Guleserian has been involved in financing over $4 billion for military housing privatization projects and financing over $1 billion for other private sector real estate transactions.Mr. Guleserian has over seventeen years of experience in the real estate finance industry.  Prior to his leadership of Pinnacle Global Capital, Mr. Guleserian was a Principal of Duxbury Financial LLC, the investment banking affiliate of Clark Realty Capital where he led Clark’s military housing privatization finance efforts.  Before joining Duxbury and Clark, Mr. Guleserian was Senior Manager in the Financial Services Group at Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture).  Prior to Accenture, Mr. Guleserian was a Vice President in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at JP Morgan Chase. Mr. Guleserian is a FINRA registered general securities principal.  Mr. Guleserian received his MBA from the University of Michigan and his BA from Harvard University.

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    Joseph A. LaVorgna is a managing director and serves as Chief US economist in charge of US macroeconomic research for Global Markets. He joined Deutsche Bank in 1997 from Lehman Brothers where he was a Vice President in the Fixed Income Division. Prior to joining Lehman, Joe was an economist at UBS Securities and he started his professional career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 1992, where he was an economist on the Monetary Analysis and Projections Staff. Joe is a graduate of Vassar College and is a frequent commentator for CNBC as well as various other media outlets. Joe and his colleagues were ranked #1 in Economics in the 2010 Institutional Investors’ All-Star Fixed Income Team.

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    Andy Busch is a recognized expert on world financial markets and how they are affected by political events. In addition to his role as Global Currency and Public Policy Strategist for BMO Capital Markets, he is a senior fellow on economic issues for the Illinois Policy Institute and an American Action Forum Expert.He consults with the U.S. Treasury, Congress, and the White House on economic andfinancial market issues. He was an adviser on the financial markets to U.S. presidential candidate John McCain and advised the last three U.S. Treasury Secretaries, including Tim Geithner.Andy appears regularly on CNBC’s The Closing Bell and The Kudlow Report. He is frequently quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Reuters News Services, Dow Jones News Services, Associate Press, Agence France-Press, Australia's Au., UK's Guardian, and the Globe and Mail.A prolific writer, Andy is the author of World Event Trading: How to Analyze and Profit from Today's Headlines, and authors a daily newsletter, The Busch Update, as well as the monthly Busch GPS: Global Political Strategy.Andy joined BMO Financial Group in 1990 in the foreign exchange trading room. Prior to joining BMO, he traded FX at Northern Trust Company.He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and received his MBA from the University of Chicago in1988.