Jovita Carranza
Treasurer of the United States
Treasurer of the United States Jovita Carranza serves
as a principal advisor to Secretary Mnuchin. Her primary focus is to increase
participation in the vibrant U.S. economy by fostering financial capability and
sustainability.
Consistent with Treasury’s mission to maintain a
strong economy, foster economic growth, and promote prosperity and stability,
Treasurer Carranza oversees the Office of Consumer Policy. This Office provides
policy leadership, research, and analysis in these areas, and coordinates the
interagency Financial Literacy and Education Commission on behalf of the
Secretary, its Chair. The Treasurer also
serves as the Secretary’s designee on the Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund’s Community Development Advisory Board. In addition to these functions, the Treasurer
maintains the historic role of advising the Secretary on matters relating to
coinage produced by the U.S. Mint. She
has oversight responsibility for all operations of the U.S. Mint, including
Fort Knox. She is also a key liaison
with the Federal Reserve System.
Treasurer Carranza is a Chicago native and Founder of
JCR Group. She previously served as the
Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration under President
George W. Bush, where she received a bi-partisan unanimous confirmation by the
U.S. Senate. At SBA, she managed more
than 80 field offices across the country and a portfolio of direct and
guaranteed business loans, venture capital investments, and disaster loans
worth almost $80 billion.
Prior to her SBA appointment, Carranza had a
distinguished 20+ year career at United Parcel Service (UPS), where she was the
highest-ranking Latina in the history of the company. She started as a part-time, night-shift box
handler and worked her way up to President of Latin America and Caribbean
operations. As Vice President of Air
Operations at its facility in Louisville, KY, she led the cutting-edge
automated package processing operation.
Treasurer Carranza’s prior philanthropic activities
include serving on several boards and councils including: the American Cancer
Society Corporate Advisory Board; Illinois Enterprise Zone Advisory Board; U.S.
Global Leadership Council; U.S. Small Business Administration—Service Corps of
Retired Executives-SCORE; and as a Trustee Chair at the School of Business
Council at Alverno College. Treasurer
Carranza earned her MBA from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida
and received executive, management, and financial training at the INSEAD
Business School in Paris, France; Michigan State University; and the University
of Chicago.