American businesswoman and government administrator (born 1949)
Jovita Carranza
26th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
In office January 14, 2020 – January 20, 2021
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Linda McMahon
Succeeded by
Isabel Guzman
44th Treasurer of the United States
In office June 19, 2017 – January 14, 2020
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Rosie Rios
Succeeded by
Marilynn Malerba
Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration
In office December 15, 2006 – January 20, 2009
President
George W. Bush
Preceded by
Melanie Sabelhaus[1]
Succeeded by
Marie Johns[2]
Personal details
Born
(1949-06-29) June 29, 1949 (age 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Education
University of Miami (BA, MBA)
Carranza's currency signature
Jovita Carranza (born June 29, 1949) is an American businesswoman who served as the 26th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2020 to 2021, having previously served as the 44th Treasurer of the United States from 2017 to 2020. She was appointed to both roles by President Donald Trump. Before that she served as the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration from December 2006 to January 2009.[3][4] Appointed by President George W. Bush, Carranza was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to her first appointment to the SBA, Carranza served as Vice President of Air Operations for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its facility in Louisville, Kentucky.[5]
Previously, Carranza was the President and CEO of the JCR Group, a consulting firm with a focus on business development, profit and loss management, operations, logistics and systems optimization.
On August 1, 2019, President Trump nominated Carranza to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, replacing Linda McMahon.[6] She was confirmed on January 7, 2020,[7] and sworn in a week later. Carranza was the highest-ranking Hispanic woman in the Trump administration.[8]
^"PN1963 - Nomination of Jovita Carranza for Small Business Administration, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". www.congress.gov. December 9, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^"PN1310 - Nomination of Marie Collins Johns for Small Business Administration, 111th Congress (2009-2010)". www.congress.gov. June 22, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^"results.gov : Resources For The President's Team". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via National Archives.
^"Jovita Carranza Confirmed as SBA Deputy Administrator". Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^"PN1963 - Nomination of Jovita Carranza for Small Business Administration, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". www.congress.gov. December 9, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^"Six Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
^"U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 2nd Session". www.senate.gov.
^Klein, Betsy (April 5, 2019). "Trump to nominate Jovita Carranza as SBA administrator". CNN. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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