Maximiliano Trujillo
As President of Tonio Burgos & Associates of Washington, D.C., Max directs the firm's operations in the Nation's Capital. He brings a broad background of experience that includes the non-profit sector and government sector at the federal and state level.
Max is a former Senior Policy Advisor for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez where he gained expertise on issues relating to telecommunications, health care, and homeland security as well as issues important to the Latino community and Puerto Rico.
Prior to his work in Congress, he was the Advocacy State Director for AARP in Puerto Rico where he worked on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid issues and on consumer issues that impacted the senior population.
Mr. Trujillo has also served in State government, first, as a Deputy Advisor to the Governor for Social Welfare and Civil Rights and later as Legislative Counsel for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico House of Representatives' Committee on Economic Development.
His experience in government work, advocacy and coalition building brings to our clients a professional that knows how to manage political relationships, develop policy positions and strengthen partnerships with national or local organizations.
A graduate of Marquette University with Majors in Political Science and History, Max also holds a law degree from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law and a Master of Laws from American University Washington College of Law in International Legal Studies. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Maryland.