Alfonso Martinez-Fonts Jr.

Alfonso Martinez-Fonts Jr.
Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector Office Department of Homeland Security
In office November 27, 2005 – April 1, 2009
Personal details
Born	September 19, 1949 Havana, Cuba
Spouse	Raquel
Children	Andrew, Diana, Peter
Residence(s)	Washington, DC
Alma mater	Villanova University Long Island University

Alfonso "Al" Martinez-Fonts Jr. was the assistant secretary for the Private Sector Office at the United States Department of Homeland Security from November 2005 until April 2009

Mr. Martinez-Fonts is responsible for the Private Sector Office, which provides a link between the Department of Homeland Security and the private sector of the United States.

After Al left the public sector in April 2009 he founded Al Martinez-Fonts, LLC, a consulting company.

Prior to serving in the government, Al Martinez-Fonts was the chairman and chief executive officer for JP Morgan Chase in El Paso, Texas. Prior to this position, he was the president of a bank in San Antonio, Texas, and served as the chairman of the board of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce in 1993. After his El Paso position he was a senior executive for Chase Bank of Texas in Houston.

Al Martinez-Fonts received his bachelor's degree from Villanova University in political science in 1971, and an MBA from Long Island University focusing in finance, in 1974.

Al Martinez-Fonts is married to his wife Raquel. He has three children; Andrew, Diana, and Peter.