Jovita Carranza (born June 29, 1949) is the 44th Treasurer of the United States after being appointed by President Donald Trump.
She previously served as the Deputy Administrator for the United States Small Business Administration from December 2006 to January 2009.
Appointed by President George W.
Bush, Carranza was unanimously confirmed by the U.S.
Senate.
Prior to the SBA appointment, Carranza served as Vice President of Air Operations for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its facility in Louisville, Kentucky.Previously, Carranza was the President and CEO of the JCR Group, a consulting firm with a focus on business development, profit and loss management, operations, logistics and systems optimization.
On April 4, 2019, President Trump proposed Carranza to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, replacing Linda McMahon.
Her nomination was submitted to the Senate on August 1, 2019.