Roman Martinez IV was appointed to the Postal Service Board of Governors by President Donald J. Trump and was confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2019. Martinez served for the remainder of a seven-year term that expired on December 8, 2024, and is currently in his holdover year. He served as the 25th chairman of the Board of Governors from January 12, 2022, to December 1, 2024, and previously served as the vice chairman from February 9, 2021, to January 12, 2022. He chaired the Board’s Audit and Finance Committee from 2019 to 2023 and remains a member of that committee, as well as the Compensation and Governance Committee.

Martinez began his investment banking career in 1971 at Kuhn Loeb & Company, which later merged with Lehman Brothers in 1977. He became a partner there in 1978 and worked as managing director in investment banking until his retirement in 2003. Throughout his career, he was involved in most aspects of investment banking, including public and private financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and overall corporate financial advice.

Martinez has served on the boards of several companies, including Cigna Corporation, Orbital ATK, and Bacardi Limited. Martinez has been actively involved with nonprofit organizations, including serving as vice chairman of the Investment Advisory Council of the State Board of Administration of Florida, which required confirmation by the Florida Senate. He also serves on the board of trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the board of overseers of the International Rescue Committee, and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. From 2005 to 2017, he served on the board of trustees of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Martinez holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College, and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Latest update: May 2025