Gilberto J. Marxuach Torrós is the tenth president of the Universidad del Sagrado CorazónHe was appointed on August 4, 2014. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Yale Law School. He began his professional career as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, Hon. Federico Hernández Denton.
He worked for ten years at the McConnell Valdés law firm. At the time of his departure from the firm, he was a senior partner in the Litigation Department, director of the Recruitment and Business Development Committees, and a member of the Practice Management Committee.
He managed his family business for several years and in 2009 became the chief legal advisor to the then Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis G. Fortuño. He worked directly on multiple education matters, including ensuring the Puerto Rico Department of Education's compliance with all federal regulations.
Prior to his appointment to the Universidad del Sagrado CorazónHe worked on a number of important projects, including leading negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice for the Puerto Rico Police Reform. Throughout his career, he has always been involved in education and now has the privilege of presiding over Puerto Rico's oldest educational institution.
