Osbert Orduña

Board of Trustees

Career Profile: Osbert Orduña is the CEO and founder of M&C Venture Group, LLC, a firm that specializes exclusively in government contracting at the federal, state and local levels. M&C holds multiple socioeconomic certifications at state and local levels, including the Federal Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business, the Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business, Minority Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certifications. 

Prior to becoming an entrepreneur Osbert had a distinguished career in public service. He served in various roles in law enforcement; federal agent, task force officer and was the first Latino in the New York Field Office promoted to the rank of Group Supervisor (GS-14). Most notably, Osbert was appointed by then DHS Secretary Napolitano as a Department of Homeland Security building design subject matter expert and advisor to the Port Authority of NY/NJ and the NYC Police Department on the Freedom Tower and Ground Zero Construction Projects. Osbert’s expertise extends to Emergency Management, Continuity of Operations, Grant Management, Technical Operations, Scope Development and Government Procurement. 

Osbert, a service-disabled veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom served honorably with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force of the United States Marine Corps. Military recognitions include: Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd Award), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and a Presidential Unit Citation. 

Education: He holds a bachelor’s degree in business studies, a graduate certificate in law, a graduate certificate in construction management, certification in building design for homeland security and certification as a paralegal. He is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10KSB program and the Inner-City Capital Connections Program.