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Mr. Leonardo San Román, Deputy Director, OSDBU

Leonardo San Román Deputy Director Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

Leonardo San Román, Deputy Director of the DOT/OSDBU supports the Director’s efforts to ensure that small businesses (including veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, minority, HUBZone, disadvantaged and women-owned businesses) have an equitable opportunity to participate in DOT’s procurement programs, as well as to encourage, promote and assist small disadvantaged businesses in obtaining transportation-related contracts and subcontracts.

Prior to his appointment with the Department of Transportation, Mr. San Román worked with the Naval Audit Service, Department of the Navy, as Project Manager for the Plans, Policy, and Resources Directorate, and as Team Leader for the Financial Management and Comptroller (FMC) Audits Directorate. Naval Audit Service provides independent, professional internal audit services to Navy and Marine Corps Commands, and assists the Department of the Navy leadership in improving efficiency, accountability, and program effectiveness. 

Before working with the Naval Audit Service, Mr. San Román served twice as the Finance Officer for the Senate of Puerto Rico, in which he was responsible for the management and control of all fiscal transactions of a $26M budget, providing direction, guidance and oversight over such functions as; procurement, accounting, asset management and cash flow control. Prior to serving as Finance Officer, Mr. San Román served as Deputy Director for Administration, Budget and Finance for the Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico at the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration in Washington, DC, where he was the Executive Director’s primary advisor on all matters related to budget, finance, human resources, procurement, information technology and real estate contracts. Previously, Mr. San Román served as Executive Assistant and Senior Budget Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico and budget officer, responsible for the management of a $135M budget.

Mr. San Román holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, and obtained a Masters Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix.