Julio Cabral Corrada

Julio A. Cabral Corrada
Born	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupation(s)	Business leader, social activist, policy consultant
Known for	Expertise in fiscal, economic, and political matters in Latin America and Puerto Rico; co-founder of Puerto Rico Rising; advocate for Puerto Rican statehood

Julio A. Cabral Corrada is a business leader, social activist, and policy consultant originating from Puerto Rico, with expertise in fiscal, economic, and political matters relevant to both Latin America and Puerto Rico.

Early life and education

Cabral Corrada was born and brought up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He completed his secondary education with distinction in 2009 at Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola.

In 2013, he graduated with Dean's List honors from Cornell University, concentrating on business and government studies. During his time there, he was affiliated with Alpha Kappa Psi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities. The previous year, 2012, he participated as a Hansard Scholar at the London School of Economics, where he pursued economics and political science, culminating in a thesis focused on the European debt crisis.

Cabral Corrada attained an MBA in 2020 as a Howard E. Mitchell Fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia. In 2019, he collaborated with the Lauder Institute under the guidance of Professor Mauro Guillén and spearheaded the inaugural Ivy League conference hosted in Puerto Rico. Additionally, he regularly contributed to the Sirius XM Wharton Channel, discussing socioeconomic and policy topics pertinent to the United States and Latin America.

In 2021, he obtained a Master's degree in policy and management from Harvard University. That same year, he was designated as Equitable Development Manager for the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, where he provided strategic advice to municipal leaders on economic, educational, and policy challenges, including supporting Santo Domingo's mayor, Carolina Mejía.

Professional career

Cabral Corrada held the position of Investment Vice President at Stone Lion Capital, a large-scale investment fund managing assets worth billions, where he specialized in financial evaluations of credit and equity opportunities throughout Latin America and other emerging markets. He played a key role as a liaison between the Puerto Rican government and investors during the extensive $70 billion debt restructuring process. Prior to this, he gained experience as an Institutional Analyst within Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Trading Division. His background also includes serving as a Financial Analyst for the UK Parliament’s Scrutiny Unit and acting as Director of Strategy for Telemundo’s Premios Tu Musica Urbanos.

Throughout the crisis involving Puerto Rico's government debt, Cabral Corrada contributed to panel discussions promoting principles such as negotiating debt in good faith, fostering economic growth, encouraging public–private partnerships, enhancing tax collection mechanisms, and implementing fiscal reforms. On the federal stage, he advocates for equal Medicaid and Medicare funding, granting Puerto Rico access to Chapter 9 bankruptcy protections, and securing exemptions from the maritime cabotage Jones Act.

Community and social involvement

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and María, Cabral Corrada co-established Puerto Rico Rising, a charitable organization that mobilized over 5 million pounds of food and essential supplies across 20 cities on the U.S. mainland, delivering aid to upwards of 200,000 residents in Puerto Rico.

He holds a board position with the YoNoMeQuito Social Foundation, an initiative dedicated to motivating Puerto Ricans to remain resilient through adversity.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico, Cabral Corrada volunteered his services with the National Guard, assisting in logistics coordination and providing analytical support to senior leadership.

Additionally, he is recognized as the youngest member serving on the annual stewardship board of the Museo de Arte de Ponce located in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Political involvement

Cabral Corrada has consistently championed Puerto Rico's statehood aspirations. In 2013, after serving as executive director of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association, he was appointed to its advisory board. Earlier, in 2012, he co-led former Governor Luis Fortuño's absentee ballot campaign efforts.

Personal life

As the eldest child of Julio Cabral and Mercedes Corrada—both engaged in business ventures and philanthropic activities—Cabral Corrada comes from a family with strong community ties. He is also related as the grand-nephew of Baltasar Corrada del Rio, a distinguished political leader who held multiple high-profile roles including Mayor of San Juan, Resident Commissioner, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, and Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.