Ángel Rosa

Ángel Rosa
Member 25th Senate of Puerto Rico
In office January 2, 2013 – January 1, 2017
President Organizational Committee for the 2010 Justas Interuniversitarias
In office 2009–2010
Executive Director University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
In office 2003–2006
Personal details
Born	Ángel R. Rosa Rodriguez Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Political party	PPD
Alma mater	University of Puerto Rico Boston University
Profession	professor political analyst radio personality
Website	Facebook Page

Ángel R. Rosa Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican politician and an academic. Rosa served in the 25th Senate of Puerto Rico. He is a tenured professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. Politically, Rosa is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Ángel R. Rosa Rodríguez graduated with honors from the Eugenio María de Hostos High School, the largest high school in town, in 1988. In 1992, he received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. He went on to obtain his Master's and Doctorate's degrees from the Boston University in 1998. His 1998 thesis, titled Bargaining for privilege: The alliance between Puerto Rico's Popular Democratic Party and United States multinationals, is about the political influence the now defunct so-called "936 corporations" had in Puerto Rico during their heyday. His doctoral advisor was Irene Gendzier.