Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion

Who is Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion?

Engineer José Izquierdo-Encarnación served as the 19th Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Appointed by Puerto Rico Governor Sila Calderón following the resignation of Secretary of State Ferdinand Mercado, he served simultaneously as the United States Commonwealth's Secretary of Transportation and Public Works.

His term as Secretary of State ended on January 2, 2005, when he was succeeded by Marisara Pont Marchese, appointed by Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá.

Structural engineer by education and profession, he has served in many professional, civic and public organizations. Formerly the Secretary of State and Secretary of Transportation and Public Works for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, he is now Principal of PORTICUS, a consulting firm located in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

José Izquierdo was the 2003-2004 President of the American Concrete Institute. He has a long and distinguished record of service to ACI International.