Richard Carrion
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Richard L. Carrion is the current President and CEO of Popular, Inc., a financial holdings corporation based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Banco Popular North America and E-Loan.
Carrion was born to one of the richest families in Puerto Rico, his grandfather being one of the founders of Popular, Inc. (BPPR). After his father's death, Carrion became the leader of that banking empire.
Carrion seems to have always identified with Puerto Rico's struggles and from 1987, he and the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee led a fight to try to bring the 2004 Olympic Games to San Juan. That bid failed, however, when Athens was voted in 1997 as the city to host those games. Since 1992, Carrion has also been involved in the production of music videos that highlight Puerto Rico's musical culture and history.
He received a bachelors degree from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1975 and a MS in Management Information Systems from the Massachuttes Institute of Technology in 1976.
As CEO, Carrion has led the way through numerous innovations in the company such as its expansion through the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States.
Carrion is the cousin of famous Puerto Rican actress and radio talk show host Camille Carrion.
Carrion has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1990 (IOC) and was one of the torch carriers for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Richard Louis Carrion has 5 children named(oldest-youngest): Io ana, Richard, Ceciliana, Ana Sofia and Rafael
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