Local Partners & Consultants
Miguel (Mike) Roca
Mr. Roca is Publisher of El Vocero which is one of the largest newspaper publications in the Caribbean. El Vocero reaches every city in Puerto Rico outselling the local competition in many of them. The newspaper also has abridged editions which are distributed in New York, Miami and Chicago.
Gaspar Roca, Mike’s father, was responsible for most, if not all, of the successful freedom of information judicial cases in Puerto Rico and was the founder of El Vocero.

Mr. Roca grew up in a prominent Puerto Rican family and is very familiar with most of the government and industrial leaders in Puerto Rico. His knowledge of the local politics, customs and business practices combined with his extensive contacts on the island, make him an ideal local partner for One Planet’s business development efforts in Puerto Rico.

Jinraj Joshipura
Local Consultant, Puerto Rico
Mr. Joshipura holds Master’s of Science degrees in energy, environment & economics and computer science from MIT and a Bachelor’s of Science in architectural engineering from CEPT in India. He has also completed courses of study at Harvard University and Babson College.

Jinraj wrote his thesis at MIT on the subjects of energy, power generation and biofuels in 1993 and has received numerous professional awards and distinctions such as Design for Six Sigma, Six Sigma Sponsor and the MIT Starr Foundation and Avalon Tuition Fellowships. Mr. Joshipura has acted as an executive or consultant to major corporations and governments including Citibank, IBM, EMC2, The University of Tokyo and The World Bank.

Mr. Joshipura is currently a consultant for the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (“PRIDCO”) and is an expert on economic development incentives in Puerto Rico. He is also very familiar with senior management of large companies who have manufacturing facilities on the island.

Mr. Joshipura will act as One Planet’s official representative in Puerto Rico and be responsible for assisting One Planet in its negotiations with governmental and industrial entities in Puerto Rico.