Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary @ Chief legal officer of Fortune 150 company Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), a $23 billion defense and aerospace company with 60,000 employees, providing state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing, effects, and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) General Counsel, Secretary and Managing Director, Corporate Affairs @ Chief legal and corporate affairs officer of Fortune Global 150 company Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), a $60 billion agribusiness and food company with 35,000 employees and integrated operations in over 40 countries across the entire farmer-to-consumer food chain. From July 2012 to January 2015 (2 years 7 months) Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary @ Chief legal officer of S&P 500 company Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a $4 billion high-technology engineering and manufacturing company with 12,000 employees doing business in water-related industries in over 150 countries. From October 2011 to June 2012 (9 months) Vice President and General Counsel @ Chief legal officer of Fortune 250 company ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT), a $12 billion multi-industrial high-technology engineering and manufacturing company with 40,000 employees, until ITT's simultaneous spin-offs of 80% of its businesses into two new public companies, Xylem Inc. and Exelis Inc., in 2011. From June 2009 to October 2011 (2 years 5 months) General Counsel @ Chief legal and ethics officer of U.S. Department of the Navy, one of seven Senate-confirmed Pentagon civilians of four-star equivalent rank overseeing the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps – Led global office of 650 attorneys – Served under Presidents Bush and Obama – Advised senior civilian and military officials on litigation, acquisition, fiscal, environmental, personnel, legislative, ethics, intelligence and other matters –Supervised the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). From September 2006 to April 2009 (2 years 8 months) Deputy General Counsel (Legal Counsel) @ Managed litigation and related sensitive matters spanning entire Department as its senior attorney for litigation – Advised Secretary, Deputy Secretary, General Counsel, and other senior officials in Office of the Secretary of Defense and coordinated with White House and Departments of Justice, State, and Homeland Security on pressing legal questions. From May 2005 to September 2006 (1 year 5 months) Principal Deputy General Counsel @ As second in rank, acted as alter ego of General Counsel of the Navy on all duties within his scope of responsibility. From April 2004 to May 2005 (1 year 2 months) Chief of Staff @ Led Secretary Mel Martinez's senior management team – Provided strategic direction for major policies and programs across an agency with a $34 billion budget and 10,000 employees – Supervised high-level agency interactions with White House, sister agencies, public officials, industry groups and general public. From June 2002 to April 2004 (1 year 11 months) Deputy Chief of Staff; Acting General Counsel; Deputy General Counsel @ Handled wide range of policy, personnel and legal matters on senior management team of Governor Jeb Bush. From January 1999 to June 2002 (3 years 6 months) Partner; Associate @ Practiced complex commercial and white-collar litigation in state and federal courts for international full-service law firm which subsequently merged with Squire Sanders LLP. From October 1992 to January 1999 (6 years 4 months) Clerk, Chambers of the Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer @ Researched and helped draft case opinions for judge on federal appellate court covering 11 western states and territories. From September 1991 to September 1992 (1 year 1 month) Legislative Intern, Health Care Committee @ Participated in formal internship program that paid for part-time work in the Capitol and part-time graduate study at Florida State University. From August 1987 to August 1988 (1 year 1 month)
MA, National Security and Strategic Studies @ U.S. Naval War College From 2006 to 2009 MBA, Finance / Strategic Management @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School From 2003 to 2005 JD @ Yale Law School From 1988 to 1991 Graduate work, Political science @ Florida State University From 1987 to 1988 BS, Biology @ University of Miami From 1982 to 1987 Frank Jimenez is skilled in: Corporate Law, Government, Corporate Governance, Litigation, Mergers, Intellectual Property, Policy, Team Leadership, Executive Management, International Law, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Contract Negotiation, Legislative Relations, Mediation