Francisco "Frankie" Chévere Mouriño was an attorney and the executive director of the

Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company The Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company es, Compañía de Comercio y Exportación de Puerto Rico (CCE) is the government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico that establishes the island's public policy for the development of its trade industry. Di ...

. Before his appointment at the company, Chévere was a renowned lawyer in

labor law Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, ...

. He was also an active participant in the Popular Democratic Party where he was a former candidate for mayor of

Guaynabo Guaynabo (, ) is a city, suburb of San Juan and municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas, south of Cataño, east of Bayamón, and west of San Juan. Guaynabo is spr ...

and the biggest fundraiser for the gubernatorial campaign of

Alejandro García Padilla Alejandro Javier García Padilla (; born August 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this position, García Padilla held various roles in the political la ...

, the

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. He is the CEO-Executive Director at Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Inc. He has a Bachelor in Arts from

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

, a juris doctor degree from the

University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Law or Penn Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is among the most selective and olde ...

and participated in a one-year study abroad GY-Program taking Masters-level courses in economics and political science at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

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