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President · Paragon University

Miguel Román

Building a university for the Dominican Republic with the discipline of two decades in energy, development and finance.

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2028Paragon University opens its doors
MSFSGeorgetown University, 2018
20+ yrsIn energy, development and finance
Portrait of Miguel Román, President of Paragon University.
Office of the President
2028

Paragon University will welcome its first students in the Dominican Republic. Online preparation through Paragon Pathway is open today.

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Biography

Between power plants, public service and classrooms.

Miguel Román began his career in the Dominican Republic. He has since worked across the Americas, the Caribbean, Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa, and now returns to lead Paragon University.

I

Energy

Infrastructure and capital

As Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of GCI Holdings / Paragon Infrastructure Partners in Dallas, he has led the acquisition and development of solar and battery storage projects in Texas and Puerto Rico.

Earlier, as Managing Director and Chief of Staff to the President and CEO of InterEnergy Group, he worked on acquisitions that reached 2 GW of installed capacity in five countries and originated and structured an institutional commitment of up to US$1 billion with Stonepeak and Brookfield.

II

Development

Public service and philanthropy

With USAID he managed contracts and grants in the Dominican Republic and the Eastern Caribbean, and in Baghdad within a US$1.3 billion portfolio of energy, water and transport reconstruction. He later advised the Power Africa program in Sub-Saharan Africa.

At the Ford Foundation he managed a US$300 million regional grants portfolio for the Andean Region and the Southern Cone.

III

Education

Paragon Foundation

As Director of the Paragon Foundation and President of Paragon University, he leads the creation of a new university campus in the Dominican Republic, built on four principles: focus, discipline, consistency and success.

He holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, a Master of Science in Operations Management from PUCMM and a cum laude degree in Industrial Engineering from INTEC.

Miguel Román at his desk in the Office of the President.
Focus. Discipline. Consistency. Success.
The principles of Paragon University
Selected record

From origination to financial close.

InterEnergy Group2 GW

Installed capacity from strategic acquisitions across five countries.

Stonepeak · BrookfieldUS$1 bn

Institutional equity commitment originated and structured for decarbonization.

PREPA · Puerto Rico110 MW

Two standalone battery projects, 580 MWh in total, negotiated with the utility.

ERCOT · Texas180 MW

Greenfield solar with 200 MW / 400 MWh of battery storage acquired.

USAID · BaghdadUS$1.3 bn

Reconstruction portfolio of energy, water and transport contracts managed.

Ford FoundationUS$300 M

Regional grants portfolio for the Andean Region and the Southern Cone.

Career

Two decades, four continents.

  1. PresentParagon University · Paragon FoundationPresident · DirectorDominican Republic
  2. 2024 – PresentGCI Holdings / Paragon Infrastructure PartnersCo-Founder and Chief Strategy OfficerDallas, TX
  3. 2023 – 2024USAID · Power AfricaEnergy Program AdvisorSub-Saharan Africa
  4. 2018 – 2022InterEnergy GroupManaging Director and Chief of Staff, Office of the President and CEOGreenwich, CT
  5. 2016 – 2018Independent advisoryVenture capital advisor in aviation; consultant to USAID in Guatemala and NicaraguaWashington, DC
  6. 2012 – 2016The Ford FoundationGrants Manager, Andean Region and Southern ConeSantiago
  7. 2009 – 2012USAIDSenior Acquisition and Assistance SpecialistBaghdad
  8. 2007 – 2009USAID · Dominican Republic and Eastern CaribbeanRegional Acquisition and Assistance SpecialistSanto Domingo
  9. 2004 – 2007Power-OneNew Product Introduction ManagerSanto Domingo
  10. 2001 – 2004Cartonajes HernándezOperations ManagerSanto Domingo
Education

Georgetown, PUCMM and INTEC.

2018Georgetown UniversityMaster of Science in Foreign Service, Global Business and Finance
2004Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y MaestraMaster of Science in Operations Management
2001Instituto Tecnológico de Santo DomingoBachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, cum laude
LanguagesSpanish and EnglishNative Spanish, fluent English
Conceptual image of a Paragon University commencement with graduates on the stairs of the campus.
Conceptual image of a future Paragon University commencement.
The vision

The first class graduates here.

Paragon University is designed so that study, sport and daily life share one campus, and so that its graduates leave prepared to lead in the Dominican Republic and beyond.

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Contact

Write to the Office of the President.

mr@paragon.education