Francisco Millán Rajoy
Chief Counselor
Economic & Commercial Office of Spain in PR
Sessions
Spain's Rise & Fall of Sun Taxes
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Tue
Francisco holds a double degree in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, ICADE, in Spain. He also holds a program in Leadership in Public Management from the Spanish IESE and has passed all Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams. In 2015, he became a civil servant in Spain, as State Economist, ranking #1 in his class after passing all exams with honors. For five years, he served at the Spanish Treasury, within the Spanish Ministry of Economy, dealing with European economic and financial affairs. He represented Spain in dozens of meetings in Brussels, negotiating legislative files and European projects. In 2020, he moved to Brussels, Belgium, to work at the Single Resolution Board, the European Commission´s Agency responsible for Banking Crises Management. He served as expert in Strategy and International Relationships. In September 2022, Francisco became the Head of the Spanish Economic and Trade Office in Puerto Rico, as part of the Spanish Embassy to the US. His main duties are helping Spanish firms looking for business opportunities in the island, assisting Spanish firms based in the island when needed, helping Puerto-Rican firms looking for investment opportunities in Spain, and building the best possible relationship with local authorities and firms. His main goal is to reinforce the trade and investment links between Spain and Puerto Rico. For three years, he acted as associate professor in the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, ICADE, in the MSc in International Relations, dealing with Trade and Investment Policy of the EU. Francisco Millán Rajoy Consejero Económico y Comercial Jefe Oficina Económica y Comercial en Puerto Rico Embajada de España en Estados Unidos Edif. Capital Center I 239 Ave Arterial Hostos, Of. 705 San Juan PR 00918-1476 (+1787) 7586345 francisco.millan@comercio.mineco.es sanjuan@comercio.mineco.es www.icex.es