Robert Torres | |
Office: | Secretary of Aging of Pennsylvania |
Governor: | Tom Wolf |
Term Start: | January 4, 2019 |
Term End: | January 17, 2023 Acting: January 4, 2019 – June 4, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Teresa Osborne |
Successor: | Jason Kavulich |
Office1: | Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
Governor1: | Tom Wolf |
Term Start1: | October 11, 2017 |
Term End1: | January 5, 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Pedro Cortés |
Successor1: | Kathy Boockvar |
Party: | Democratic |
Children: | 2 |
Robert Torres served the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging from 2019 until 2023, appointed by Governor Tom Wolf in January 2019. Prior to his appointment, he served as acting secretary of the Department of State.
Torres received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Pace University and his J.D. from Widener University School of Law.
Torres has worked in multiple positions in the Pennsylvania state government, including as deputy secretary for administration in the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and as Pennsylvania's health information technology coordinator.
Torres also previously worked at General Dynamics Information Technology, providing program management and business development services, and served as vice president of Health Information Technology at Capital Blue Cross.[1]