Rosie Rios

Rosie Rios began her distinguished career as a Commercial Property Underwriter at General Reinsurance Corporation, analyzing risks for commercial investments. Her expertise in economic development was demonstrated as a Development Specialist for the City of San Leandro in 1994, before she took on leadership roles in redevelopment, including as Director of Redevelopment and Economic Development for the City of Oakland in 2003. In the same year, Rios became a principal partner at Red River Associates, a consulting firm specializing in economic development. During her tenure, she collaborated with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to restructure the organization for the seismic retrofit of the Hetch Hetchy water system and, in 2005, assisted with the recruitment of the Montreal Expos to become the Washington Nationals.

Serving from August 6, 2009, to July 11, 2016, she became the longest-serving Senate-confirmed Treasury official since November 2008. During her impactful tenure, she oversaw the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint, initiated significant efforts to place a woman’s portrait on U.S. currency, and played a key role in implementing the Build America Bonds program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Expanding her influence into the financial technology sector, Rios joined the board of directors at Ripple Labs in May 2021 and became a cast member for the reality series ‘Unicorn Hunters’ in the same year.