Rafael Carrion Sr.

About

President and CEO of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, the largest Puerto Rican bank.

Before Fame

He was born into a poor family in Santurce, Puerto Rico. His parents both died when he was young.

Trivia

His bank was one of the few to survive The Great Depression.

Family Life

He and his wife Ernestina Ruiz had eight children.

Associated With

He and Charles Reed Bishop founded the most successful banks of their respective American-controlled islands: Puerto Rico and Hawaii.