Elmer Román

Elmer Román is a Puerto Rican government official and military officer. In December 2019, he was designated as Secretary of State of Puerto Rico by governor Wanda Vázquez Garced. He was appointed as the secretary of Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety on April 9, 2019, succeeding Héctor Pesquera.

Román is from Villas del Cafetal in Yauco, Puerto Rico. He completed a bachelor's in mechanical engineering at University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a master's in systems engineering at Virginia Tech. He completed executive development courses at John F. Kennedy School of Government and is currently completing a doctor of administration at Colorado Technical University.

Military career
Elmer Román served is the United States Marine Corps as a Platoon Sergeant, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Other military positions include with the Office of Naval Research as Regional Director, US Embassy Santiago, Chile. Director, Joint Capability Technology Demonstration and Commanding Officer, NR NAVSEA Supervisor of Salvage and Diving Unit in the United States Navy Reserve.