José Jaime Pierluisi (June 12, 1965 – June 7, 1994) was an economic adviser to
Puerto Rico Governor
Pedro Rosselló from 1993 until his death during a carjacking on June 7, 1994.
His brother,
Pedro Pierluisi, is the current governor of Puerto Rico.
Education and extracurricular involvement
A ''cum laude'' graduate of
Harvard College and the recipient of an
M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School
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, Pierluisi had been a leader of the
Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association
The Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association (PRSSA) es, Asociación de Estudiantes Estadistas de Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican non-profit student organization dedicated to promoting statehood for Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1979, and re ...
in the early 1980s.
Personal life
His brother was former Puerto Rico
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
,
Resident Commissioner in the
United States House of Representatives Pedro Pierluisi. His father was the longest-serving Secretary of
Puerto Rico's Housing Department, Jorge Pierluisi, who served under Gov.
Carlos Romero Barceló from 1977 to 1985.
After obtaining his undergraduate degree, he worked at the
First Boston Corporation : ''For the company after its acquisition by Credit Suisse, see Credit Suisse First Boston (known as CSFB and CS First Boston)''
The First Boston Corporation was a New York-based bulge bracket investment bank, founded in 1932 and acquired by Cred ...
before pursuing his graduate degree. Prior to joining Gov. Rosselló's staff as an economic adviser, he served as Treasurer of The Bank and Trust of Puerto Rico.
Death
Pierluisi was killed during a carjacking on June 7, 1994, in front of his parents' home. The killers took his wallet, briefcase and car.
After his death, which took place days before his planned wedding and blocks away from the San Jorge Catholic Church where the ceremony was scheduled to take place, Rosselló declared three days of official mourning and served as a pallbearer at his funeral, held at San Jorge.
The
José Jaime Pierluisi Foundation, founded by family and friends and named after him, memorializes him by providing scholarships to talented Puerto Rican college students.
See also
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Crime in Puerto Rico
References
1965 births
1994 deaths
1994 murders in Puerto Rico
20th-century American economists
Puerto Rican economists
Puerto Rican murder victims
Harvard Business School alumni
Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association alumni
New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
People murdered in Puerto Rico
Harvard College alumni
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