José Miguel “Pepe” Izquierdo Encarnación (born October 6, 1957) served as the 19th Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. A structural engineer by education and profession, he has served in many professional, civic and public organizations. Formerly the Secretary of State and Secretary of Transportation and Public Works for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, he is now Principal of PORTICUS, a consulting firm located in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.