Javier Balmaceda Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Overview: Senior Policy Analyst on Puerto Rico for DC-based think tank Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). First and foremost, I am tasked with conducting research and working closely with key stakeholders to play an analytic and strategic role in informing and shaping federal policy on Puerto Rico. The work is grounded on CBPP's foundational goal of reducing poverty and expanding opportunity for everyone in the United States. • Produce public analyses and private guidance to policymakers and other key stakeholders on a range of federal issues directly relevant to Puerto Rico, including particularly Medicaid and other health programs, nutrition assistance, refundable tax credits, Social Security, appropriations, and fiscal and restructuring affairs, among others. • Produce quick-turnaround pieces on various issues before Congress that could substantially impact Puerto Rico. • Develop deeper-dive reports analyzing shortcomings and inadequate nature of current federal policies towards Puerto Rico, and options for reform. • Connect to organizing and advocacy groups representing the Puerto Rico Diaspora, and participate in strategic conversations to put forward consistent and compelling policy recommendations on Puerto Rico.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Detailee serving as a Senior Policy Advisor on Puerto Rico for U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves in his presidentially-appointed role as Economic Growth Coordinator for Puerto Rico. During this 8-month assignment (executed via the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program), I helped steer the policy design and overall coordination of the White House Puerto Rico Economic Dialogue, a joint effort between the federal government and the Puerto Rico government to effectively implement federal resources and shared policy goals. The Dialogue included cabinet members from relevant federal and Puerto Rico government agencies and was centered on an achievable set of economic development objectives. The Dialogue's design and operation entailed daily meetings and correspondence with members of the White House Domestic Policy Council and delegates from 17 federal agencies. The assignment also required the preparation of memos, communications, and other materials for Deputy Secretary Graves, including content that was used to directly inform Senior Advisors to the President. Additionally, I provided support with the planning and execution of multiple Puerto Rico visits for Deputy Secretary Graves and other senior officials from the Commerce Department.

Boston, Ma & New York, Ny

Overview: Municipal bond reporter for Debtwire Municipals, a media outlet providing actionable news and objective analysis on municipal markets for professionals in the investment, advisory, and banking industries. Debtwire is a division of Acuris, a media company specializing in corporate financial news and analysis. • Extensive coverage of Puerto Rico’s debt complex, restructuring process, Title III proceedings, legislative procedures, and other areas tied to the commonwealth’s municipal bond industry. • Forbes op-eds focused on public policy and economic development, particularly with regards to the Financial Oversight & Management Board (FOMB) and Puerto Rico’s energy sector. • Interviewed hundreds of key players within Puerto Rico’s political, economic, and restructuring arenas, including former and current governors, heads of government agencies, US and local lawmakers, public policy makers and analysts, restructuring attorneys, and economists. • Attended or tuned in to countless FOMB meetings, local and federal legislative hearings, and other events discussing Puerto Rico’s most pressing fiscal, economic, political, and policy-related issues. • Covered pension funds, states, and municipalities suffering from varying degrees of fiscal distress, among them Connecticut and Kentucky.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Stringer for Debtwire Municipals, a media outlet providing actionable news and objective analysis on municipal markets for professionals in the investment, advisory, and banking industries. Debtwire is a division of Acuris, a media company specializing in corporate financial news and analysis. • Content curation and on-the-field development of proprietary stories on Puerto Rico’s municipal bond market and related areas.• Coverage included legal and financial analysis of Puerto Rico’s most important bond issuers and obligors, as well as content translation from the commonwealth's top media outlets.

Puerto Rico

• Head translator and associate editor for “Investing Puerto Rico”, an official publication of the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development & Commerce. Investing Puerto Rico was a one-of-a-kind, bilingual magazine dedicated to Puerto Rico’s top economic development and market trends. Magazine issues were published on a quarterly basis and distributed in North, Central, and South America, and Europe. The online version was available worldwide. • Development and translation of long-form pieces focusing on Puerto Rico’s most salient economic endeavors, both in the public and private spheres.• Specific tasks included fact-checking; proofreading and editing; ensuring consistency and accuracy; and providing feedback on organization, structure, tone, and content.

Santiago, Chile

Overview: English/Spanish Professor (TEFL certified) at Executive English Solutions (EES), a multinational language institute with branches in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In Chile, EES is accredited by SENCE, a branch of the Labor and Social Ministry. • Students were professional adults who ranged from levels Elementary to Advanced, working for renowned multinational companies such as Bechtel, Santander, Tetrapak, Pacific Hydro, and Colbún, among others. • Along with teaching, some courses were also geared to provide translation services.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Researcher & Pollster at Estudios Técnicos, Puerto Rico’s largest economic consulting, planning, and marketing strategies firm.• Participated in multiple data collection & analysis projects commissioned by important public and private entities in Puerto Rico and the United States, including the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, Puerto Rico Housing Department, Puerto Rico Health Department, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, Cisco, Toyota, Triple-S, Banco Popular, Banco Santander, BBVA, and Plaza las Américas, among others. • Surveys were carried out on the field using tablets loaded with specialized polling software. • Data was adjusted and tabulated according to specific metrics established for the project.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Copywriter and translator at Bird Communications, a leading Puerto Rico-based communications firm specializing in public relations, public affairs, media relations, corporate responsibility, special events, and mass media campaigns. • Copywriting and translation of wide-ranging documents, including press releases, speeches, financial statements, brochures, advertorials, and legal briefs from numerous organizations and enterprises, including banks, travel agencies, universities, healthcare insurers, manufacturers, and government agencies. • Head copywriter and translator for InnovaMD HIE HUB, Puerto Rico’s first Health Information Exchange (HIE). Among required duties was the creation of a media kit with brochures, dossiers, internal communications, and press releases, as well as the development and translation of all the web content for www.innovamd.com.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Copywriter & Translator at MMM, Puerto Rico’s top Medicare Advantage provider with over 200,000 beneficiaries and nearly 40% of the island’s $5 billion MA market. • Development, edition, and translation of various company texts, including internal communications, press releases, advertorials, brochures, legal statements, web-texts, and magazine articles. • Content was primarily healthcare related, but also included legal and marketing materials.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Journalist, Editor, and Translator for Puerto Rico’s first multimedia, business press network. Within the development of two magazines, a web page, a radio show, and televised news bits, more specific tasks included: writing and editing news content, translation of texts, web management, press coverage, and radial appearances, among other communicative roles. Below is a list of detailed duties sorted by media outlet: MAGAZINES: "Industriales" y "Comercio & Producción" (Official Publications of the Puerto Rico’s Manufacturer’s Association and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, respectively) • Thorough research and analysis for the development of news articles and editorial pieces on Economics, Finance, Technology, and Energy. • One-on-one interviews with field experts and active participation in press conferences. • Exclusive invitations to cover worldwide technology conferences: Hewlett-Packard Discover (Las Vegas, 2011) and Oracle OpenWorld (San Francisco, 2012). • Hands-on experience with the structuring and development of a business publication. RADIO: NEGOleaks (weekly, 60 min. radio show broadcast live on WKAQ 580, Univisión Radio)• Co-production of radio show scripts, as well as frequent appearances to broadcast business news stories. WEB PAGES: BizNet Media's Official Website, and strategic alliances with other online news providers • Creation, development, and maintenance of BizNet Media’s Official Website: www.biznetmedia.net • Business news supplier for online news providers, including Periódico Sin Comillas and Noticel.TV: NEGOleaks (televised business news bits on Univisión News) • Co-production of news bits scripts.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Translator at APS Healthcare (NYSE: UAM), one of the largest health insurers in Puerto Rico and the United States. • Head translator (four-month project) of the APS 2012 Benefits Guide, a key component of the Human Resources Department’s employee training program. • In addition to the guide, the project called for the translation of various educational PowerPoint presentations tailored for company employees.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Researcher & Producer (pro bono) at Amnesty International’s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR). Amnesty International is the world’s largest human rights organization. • Co-producer of Amnistía Internacional 740, a weekly radio show airing on Boricua 740. Tasks included the coordination of all guests as well as writing/editing the scripts used by the radio show hosts. • Co-author of the Zero Evictions Map: a map geared towards documenting and pinpointing distressed communities in danger of being illicitly evicted. Among many findings, the map showed that in 2012 more than 50% of distressed communities in Puerto Rico were in danger of being evicted. http://www.elnuevodia.com/compromisocomunitario-968050.html

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Overview: Spanish Professor at Virtual Educational Resources Network (VERNET), one of Puerto Rico’s leading companies in interactive educational programs, certified by the Puerto Rico Department of Education. • Work consisted of providing specialized Spanish tutoring sessions at Gabriela Mistral High School. The tutoring program was part of VERNET’s Supplementary Educational Services (SES) and was certified by the US Department of Education. It also complied with the No Child Left Behind Act. • Tutoring sessions were 60 minutes long; students ranged from 9th to 11th grade. As part of the program’s technological focus, students were given V-Pads loaded with VERNET's premier educational software.• Tutoring covered several Spanish-related areas, including advanced grammar and classical literature.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy

Double Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and the University of Chile.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy

• Selected Coursework: Intermediate Microeconomics, Data Analysis, Program Evaluation, Empirical Research, Public Policy Application.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science; International Relations

Activities and Societies: Selected Coursework: Europe in the Twentieth Century, Principles of Microeconomics, United States & Latin.

Ies Study Abroad

Activities and Societies: Coursework: European Perspectives of Latin American Poverty, European Union and its Economy, European Political.

High School Diploma, Ged

Activities and Societies: * Summa Cum Laude * President of the National Honor Society (2006) * Student of the Year Award (2006) * Varsity.