Carlos Del Toro
Carlos Del Toro (born 1961)[1] is a Cuban-American entrepreneur and retired United States Navy officer who serves as the 78th United States Secretary of the Navy since 2021.[2][3] He is the second Hispanic American to serve as Secretary of the Navy, after Edward Hidalgo.[4]
For the artist, see Carlos del Toro Orihuela.
Carlos Del Toro
James Geurts (acting)
Meredith Berger (acting)
Erik Raven
1961 (age 62–63)
Havana, Cuba
Betty Del Toro
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Early life and education[edit]
Del Toro was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the United States with his parents as a child. He was raised in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Del Toro earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1983.[3] Del Toro later earned a Master of Arts in national security studies from the Naval War College and also a Master of Professional Studies degree in legislative affairs from George Washington University.[5]
Career[edit]
Del Toro was a White House Fellow in 1998–1999.
Del Toro served in the United States Navy for 22 years, retiring with the rank of commander. During his service, Del Toro served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and special assistant to the director and deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. He was also the commanding officer of the USS Bulkeley.[6]
After retiring from the Navy, Del Toro founded SBG Technology Solutions, Inc., a program management and engineering firm that primarily works with government clients.[7][8][9] In 2007 Del Toro was the Democratic candidate to represent the 88th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.[10] He lost to Republican incumbent, Mark Cole.[11][12] He served on the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors from 2014 to 2018.[13][14] From 2019 until 2021, Del Toro sat on the board of directors of the Stimson Center, a Washington-based security think tank.[15]