George Muñoz


George Muñoz is an American businessman, CPA and attorney. He is the president and co-founder of Muñoz Investment Banking Group which is primarily focused on financing and investments in the Emerging Markets Countries as well as in the US Hispanic community. He is also a partner at Tobin & Muñoz, a Chicago-based law firm focused on commercial litigation, white collar investigations and litigation, and international transactions, where he works out of the firm's Chicago and Washington, DC offices.

Early life and education

Muñoz earned his BBA degree in Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin. He received a law degree from Harvard Law School and a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School in 1978. He received a Master of Laws in Taxation degree from DePaul University in 1984; and earned a Master of Arts in 2019.

Career

Muñoz is licensed in several states as an attorney and Certified Public Accountant. He is a Certified Financial Planner and formerly served on the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.
Muñoz served as president of the Chicago Board of Education for three terms, from 1984 to 1987. He was one of the youngest persons to ever serve in that position. He became a national advocate for school reform and drop-out prevention programs.
Muñoz was an assistant secretary and chief financial officer of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1993 to 1997. He was the president and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from 1997 to 2001. OPIC, "the federal government's export promotion arm," provides political risk insurance, financing and private equity funds to US private sector investments in developing countries. When OPIC's future was in danger of not being reauthorized by the US Congress, Munoz is credited with turning things around for the agency and received bi-partisan support for its continuation as the primary agency for assisting private sector investments in the Emerging Market Countries.

Advisory positions

Muñoz is a member of the board of directors of Altria Group, Marriott International and National Geographic Society.
Muñoz was appointed to the President's Commission on White House Fellows by President Barack Obama in 2009.

Works

Muñoz is co-author of the book Renewing the American Dream: A Citizen's Guide For Restoring Our Competitive Advantage. The book discusses what America needs to do to keep its global competitive advantage and how the next 10 years will determine if the United States retains its global leadership position in this 21st century.