Appointed on August 4th, 2014, Gilberto J. Marxuach-Torrós is the tenth President of the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. Mr. Marxuach-Torrós obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and his Juris Doctor Degree from Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut.
He began his career as Law Clerk to then Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, Hon. Federico Hernández Denton (Chief Justice from 2004-2014). Later on, President Marxuach-Torrós worked for ten years at the law firm of McConnell Valdés. At the time of his departure from the firm, he was a Capital Partner in the Litigation Department, Chair of the Recruitment and Business Development Committees, and member of the Practice Management Committee.
For a number of years, Mr. Marxuach-Torrós directed the family business until 2009 when he became the Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor of Puerto Rico. He worked directly with several educational matters, including the Puerto Rico Department of Education’s compliance with and participation in federal programs. After leaving public service and prior to his appointment as President of our University, he worked in several acquisitions of media and educational organizations, and led the negotiations with the U. S. Department of Justice for the Reform of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
During his career, Mr. Marxuach-Torrós has always been linked to issues in the field of education and now has the privilege of presiding the oldest continuing private educational mission in Puerto Rico.