Joel A. Montalvo, a Principal at Optim Group, is an attorney with more than 10 years of experience in government and public affairs. Mr. Montalvo comes to Optim Group after serving as Legislative Director to the Governor of Puerto Rico and Legislative Assistant to the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently, he is also an Adjunct Professor at the Sacred Heart University of Puerto Rico where he teaches ADR, negotiation and mediation skills and at the School of Architecture of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico lecturing about Codes and Regulations in Architectural Practice.
Mr. Montalvo holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, a Juris Doctor (JD) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC.
