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Board of Port Commissioners

Frank Urtasun

Chairman

Francisco “Frank” Urtasun returned to the Port of San Diego’s Board of Port Commissioners in 2022 as an appointee of the City of Coronado. Previously, he served as a Commissioner from 1992-2002 as an appointee the City of Imperial Beach. He is the first Commissioner in the history of the Port to be appointed by two different member cities.

Commissioner Urtasun is also the former president of Regional Strategies Group (RSG), a San Diego-based public affairs and strategic communications consulting firm. Prior to the establishment of RSG, he was the regional vice president of External Relations for Sempra Energy Services Corporation, a business unit of Sempra Energy. Sempra Energy is a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. Over the course of his 38-year career at Sempra Energy, Commissioner Urtasun held several senior level management positions.

Prior to joining SDG&E, Commissioner Urtasun began his career in the real estate industry, focusing on buying, entitling, and constructing his own single and multi-family residential projects. Today, he also manages Southwesterly Properties, which owns and operates single and multi-family properties throughout Southern San Diego County.

Throughout his career, Commissioner Urtasun has served on numerous local community boards, including: chairman of San Diego Housing Commission, 2017 – 2019; chairman of San Diego Downtown Partnership, 2015 – 2016; chairman and Commissioner of the Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners, 1992 – 2002; Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 2015 – 2019; board member and awardee of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s “Ten Lifetime San Diegans,” 2007.

Urtasun holds a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University and was recognized as an Outstanding Alumni and the President’s Honorary Degree from Southwestern College. He and his wife, Caren, have two adult children and two grandchildren.