Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Micah Green is a partner at Squire Patton Boggs and serves as the practice group leader of the firm�s Financial Services and Tax public policy practice.� He brings together a deep understanding of the policy and political environment with decades of representing the players and products in the financial markets throughout the United States and globally. For the last three decades, he has worked directly with key policy makers who impact the regulation of the financial services sectors, financial products and capital markets, as well as those who draft tax laws and regulations.Mr. Green joined the firm after serving as president and co-CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, which was formed by a merger between The Bond Market Association and the Securities Industry Association. Mr. Green served as president and CEO of The Bond Market Association for seven years at the time of the merger, leading the full-service trade association in its representation of the largest financial markets in the world, the estimated $48 trillion debt markets, and a diverse mix of over 460 securities firms and banks, multi-product firms, and companies with special market and regional niches. As CEO, he oversaw the Association�s expansion across the markets and across the globe, establishing offices in Europe and Asia.He gained extensive knowledge of the needs of different types of markets, businesses, and products during his 20 years at the Association, increasing the group�s membership and global coverage, expanding the range and depth of services available to members through legal/regulatory and market standards and practices initiatives, and shepherding the industry during times of stress (e.g. post 9/11 market issues). His success in bringing together fierce business competitors to collectively pursue responsible practices and policies to strengthen the markets and the reputation of its participants endures as one of Mr. Green�s greatest achievements at the Association.Before joining The Bond Market Association, Mr. Green was tax legislative counsel at MCI Communications, where he was responsible for implementing the federal, state, and local tax legislative effort of the telecommunications company and leading MCI�s lobbying efforts during major tax reform. Before that, he lobbied Congress for the National Association of Realtors.Mr. Green also worked in the public sector, working on Capitol Hill for seven years, including serving as staff director of a subcommittee that had jurisdiction of numerous civil service-related issues, including a federal program to review programs that can be contracted out and the Ethics-in-Government Act.

John C. Liu serves as the 43rd Comptroller of the City of New York, independently elected and sworn into office on January 1st to protect and enhance the fiscal health of New York.In his first months as the City’s Chief Financial Officer, John Liu has sharpened the tools of the Comptroller’s Office to make government more efficient and accountable to the people we serve.To get a better deal for taxpayers while meeting the infrastructure needs of tomorrow, over $3.9 billion dollars in bonds were sold, including the first-ever competitively-bid “Build America Bond” sale. To further save taxpayers money, two refinancings were completed, generating over $60 million in present value savings.To secure capital funds for public schools, John Liu successfully argued for a 100% subsidy rate for Qualified School Construction Bonds which will serve as a zero-interest financing tool for the construction, repair and rehabilitation of New York City public schools.To strengthen government accountability, John Liu launched “My Money NYC”, a powerful online tool to provide unparalleled access to the City’s finances. One of the most comprehensive initiatives of its kind in the nation, it will soon allow New Yorkers to view nearly every single City expenditure online.Previously, John Liu served in the New York City Council, representing District 20 in Queens and served as Chair of the Council’s Transportation Committee. His most significant accomplishments as a legislator include exposing financial irregularities at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), shepherding bills through his committee designed to enhance administrative efficiency, and enacting legislation that ensures equal access to city services regardless of language ability.Hailed as a “Trailblazer” and “Pioneer”, John Liu’s historic elections as the first Asian American elected in New York City – both to legislative office in 2001 and citywide in 2009 – were milestones for Asian Americans in New York and across the nation. Although he wishes Asian Americans had been elected long before in New York, he is honored to be the first. He embraces the responsibilities and opportunities that come with the distinction to broaden representation and access to government.Prior to joining the City Council, John Liu managed a team of actuaries working on the largest pension plans in the country.John Liu immigrated to New York at the age of five. He is a proud product of New York City public schools beginning with kindergarten at P.S. 20 in Queens and graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. He went on to Binghamton University, where he earned his degree in Mathematical Physics. He lives in Flushing, Queens with his wife, Jenny, and their son, Joseph.

Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff is the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey. He was nominated by Governor-elect Chris Christie on January 14, 2010, and confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on February 22, 2010.Prior to his service as Treasurer, Mr. Sidamon-Eristoff was a private investor and consultant in tax administration. Between the end of 2006 and the end of 2008, he performed a series of short-term consulting assignments for Chemonics International, an international development consulting firm, then executing a Business Climate Reform Project in the Republic of Georgia for the U.S. Agency for International Development.From September 2003 until November 2006, the Treasurer served as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, the nation’s second-largest state revenue administration. He had previously served as the Department’s Executive Deputy Commissioner. His public career to date also includes service as New York City Commissioner of Finance from 1999 to 2002. He was elected three times to the New York City Council, as a Republican representing Manhattan, where he served from 1993 to 1999. He also served as a legislative counsel in the New York State Senate. Prior to entering public service, Mr. Sidamon-Eristoff was an associate at the law firm of Webster and Sheffield, specializing in federal and state income tax planning and compliance.Mr. Sidamon-Eristoff is a former member of the Internal Revenue Service’s Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee and a former trustee of several nonprofits including Scenic Hudson, the St. Bernard’s School, the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Hudson Highlands Land Trust. He is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is also a former President of the North Eastern States Tax Officials Association and board member of the Federation of Tax Administrators.Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff was born in New York City in 1963. A graduate of St. Bernard’s School (1977) and the Hotchkiss School (1981), he earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in politics from Princeton University (1985) and a juris doctor degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center (1989). He earned an Advanced Professional Certificate in Information Technology from New York University in 2000. He gained admission to the New York State Bar in 1990. Mr. Sidamon-Eristoff is married to the former Catherine E. Baxter, a Managing Director at Constellation Wealth Advisors in New York City. They reside in Princeton with their three children.

Kent Hiteshew was Director of the Office State and Local Finance in the U.S. Department of the Treasury from May 2014 to June 2017.

Alan Anders has played a leading role in the bond financing programs of the City of� New York since 1990 when he joined the New York City Office of Management and Budget (OMB).� Prior to that time, he had been a senior investment banker at J.P. Morgan responsible for U.S. tax-exempt municipal market public finance transactions, and before that was the Executive Director of the Commission on Governmental Efficiency and Economy, a civic watchdog organization funded by the business community in Baltimore. Mr. Anders is Deputy Director for Finance at OMB, Executive Director of the NYC Transitional Finance Authority, Chief Executive Officer of the City�s Water Authority and President of the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation. Mr. Anders has served as Chair of the Debt and Fiscal Policy Committee of the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) and was formerly Chair of the Municipal Market Committee of the Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA). He represented the GFOA on the Municipal Council and took a leading role in the creation of Disclosure USA, the secondary market disclosure central post office. In 2004, Mr. Anders was the recipient of the Public Sector Award for Service of the Municipal Forum of New York.

As a County Commissioner since 1992, my most important priority has been to make Broward County a great place to live, work or retire. I have spent nearly my entire life in this community, and considered Broward County home for me and my wife, Charlotte, and our three sons, Travis, Wade and John III. Because my roots run so deep and wide, I really care about the future of our neighborhoods and about the economic stability of our region. Managing the growth ahead of us is paramount to maintain the quality of life that we enjoy in South Florida.For the past two decades, I have served in leadership positions at the city and county levels. I bring to government a unique background in business experience, coupled with dedicated public service. I have always championed efficient and effective government. As your Commissioner, my goal is to make government more accessible, accountable and understandable.

Phil has over 25 years experience in the municipal finance. Previously he served both as manager of the Municipal Finance Department at Dean Witter Reynolds and as General Counsel for the New York State Housing Finance Agency, the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, the New York State Project Finance Agency and the State of New York Municipal Bond Bank. Phil had prior experience at another investment banking firm for 9 years specializing in single family, multifamily, and military housing issues. Phil participated in more than $20 billion of financings, including $2 billion of military housing privatizations. Notable transactions include Ohana, Fort Irwin, Fort Belvoir, Fort Hamilton Fort Benning and San Diego Unaccompanied issues. Phil received a B.S. from the City University of New York and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.