Héctor Del Río

Business Development Officer
Nave Bank

Héctor J. Del Río is an attorney, licensed real estate broker, and seasoned financial and public policy professional based in Puerto Rico. He is currently serving as the Business Development Officer at Nave Bank, a newly established institution in Puerto Rico regulated by the Federal Reserve and insured by the FDIC. He focuses on serving the commercial banking needs of the local market by offering self-serve digital tools and services aimed to streamline business operations.

Del Río is also a Principal at HDR Property Group, LLC, a real estate firm specializing in commercial property sales, marketing, leasing, property management, and portfolio services. HDR Property Group has catered to local, national, and international investors and has provided financial consulting to prominent clients such as the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico (May 2019 AFICA bond issuance) and Ambac Assurance Corporation among others.

In 2019, Del Río co-founded Puerto Rico Industrial Solutions Management (PRISM), a property management company responsible for overseeing a 2.7 million square foot portfolio of industrial and logistics warehouses.

Del Río has also played a significant role in Puerto Rico’s public sector. For the past seven years, he has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority, the second-largest utility company on the island.

Prior to these roles, Del Río was a Senior Vice President at CPG Island Servicing, LLC, an institutional investor majority-owned by Goldman Sachs and Perella Weinberg Partners, which specialized in managing distressed commercial, residential, and construction loan portfolios.

Earlier in his career, Del Río served as a relationship officer at Banco Popular, Banco de Santander de Puerto Rico, and Doral Financial Corporation, where he provided a wide range of credit services to commercial, residential, and hospitality clients.

Del Río holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also earned his Juris Doctor and a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) from the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico. He is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar.