Marcos A. Kerbel

Biography

Marcos Kerbel joined FIU’s College of Business as an adjunct faculty member in 1980, where he has taught both undergraduate and graduate students and received numerous teaching awards. Professor Kerbel has also been an adjunct faculty member at Barry University and Miami-Dade College and its Center for Financial Training. He also teaches in the Dominican Republic and the Center of Monetary and Banking Studies (CEMB) at University Thomas More in Managua, Nicaragua.

Professor Kerbel began his banking career in 1969 with Pan American Bank of Miami (now Bank of America), progressing from trainee to Senior Vice President and Deputy Manager of its International Division. He also has served as the Florida International Bankers Association’s founding treasurer, and for the organization’s 25th anniversary co-authored the book Leading the Way-A Comprehensive History of International Banking in Florida. In 1988, Florida Governor Robert Martinez appointed Professor Kerbel to the International Banking Trade Study Commission, which was responsible for drafting several bills that became law. More recently, he was confirmed by the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners as a member of its Antonio Jorge Social and Economic Development Council (SEDC); and has been a member of MOV’N Committee of the County and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s efforts to address traffic and transportation issues.