Melba Acosta Febo | |
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President of the Puerto Rico Government Development Bank | |
In office October 27, 2014 –July 7, 2016 [1] | |
Governor | Alejandro García Padilla |
Preceded by | Javier Ferrer |
Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico | |
In office January 2,2013 –October 26,2014 | |
Governor | Alejandro García Padilla |
Preceded by | Jesús Méndez |
Succeeded by | Juan Zaragoza |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget of Puerto Rico | |
In office January 2,2001 –December 15,2004 | |
Governor | Sila María Calderón |
Preceded by | Jorge Aponte |
Succeeded by | Ileana Fas |
Personal details | |
Born | Melba Acosta Febo Arecibo,Puerto Rico,U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
Occupation | Corporate executive Attorney Certified Public Accountant |
Website | Official LinkedIn |
Melba Acosta Febo is a corporate executive,attorney,and certified public accountant. She is a former president of the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico and a former chief public finance officer of Puerto Rico. [2] Acosta also served as the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico, [3] [4] [5] [6] director of the Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget and chief of staff of the municipality of San Juan.
In the private sector,she held various corporate positions at R&G Financial Corporation,such as chief administrative officer,corporate risk manager,and chief financial officer (CFO). [3] She was also a corporate counsel at Puerto Rico's largest law firm,McConnell Valdés,LLC,and a tax consultant with Price Waterhouse. [7] Acosta holds a BBA in accounting and a JD,both from the University of Puerto Rico,Rio Piedras,and an MBA from the Harvard Business School,where she was an Eli Lilly scholar. [8] [9] [10] She has been a member of the board of directors of the Puerto Rico Museum of Art (Chairwoman,Treasurer,and Secretary), [11] the Fundacion Luis Munoz Marin (Treasurer,Secretary) [12] and United Way of Puerto Rico. [13]