Gilberto de Jesus is an attorney with the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C., where he works on telecommunications.  He is helping to bring broadband technology to small and disadvantaged businesses in order to increase their global competitiveness.   Recently he worked for US Senator Ben Cardin where he helped direct the Senator’s efforts to write legislation to curb the abuse of contract bundling that affects small entrepreneurs doing business with the federal government.  There he also helped write legislation that promotes the growth of small and disadvantage businesses.  Gilberto was the first Hispanic appointed to serve in a cabinet level position in Maryland, where he served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice.

He is also a former Assistant United States Attorney where he investigated, indicted, and tried murder, drug, embezzlement, and bank fraud cases, as well as other crimes.  After leaving the United States Attorney’s Office, he worked as an Attorney in the Office of International Affairs at the US Department of Justice, serving as legal advisor to federal and state prosecutors on issues of international law enforcement.  He was liaison with Foreign Ministries of Justice, the State Department, INTERPOL, foreign diplomatic missions and represented the United States Government in successful treaty negotiations with other countries.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Maryland University Medical Systems and Baltimore Development Corporation.  He obtained his B.A from Columbia University and his J.D from the National Law Center at George Washington University.