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Dean Martinez has distinguished himself as a true public servant and an accomplished leader. Throughout his career, Mr. Martinez has performed with duty, honor and leadership, gaining the respect of his superiors and colleagues.
Professional Success
Secretary Martinez has implemented policies and procedures to streamline the licensing and testing of licensees in Illinois and has spearheaded the initiative to make IDFPR function as an e-government agency. Under Secretary Martinez’s leadership IDFPR has played the lead role in Governor Blagojevich’s Regulatory Reform Initiative making Illinois a more business friendly state.
Additionally, Secretary Martinez has played a key role in the creation and implementation of Payday Loan Reform Act, and HB 4050, also known as the Predatory Lending Reform Act, both of which are focused on protecting consumers from predatory lenders. Under Secretary Martinez’s leadership the agency has taken on the responsibility to provide service to the entities that it regulates and at the same time protect consumers and to that end he ordered the revamping of licensing areas within the department and as a result eliminated application backlogs. Secretary Martinez directs and oversees all policy decisions and investigations in the area of the Medical Malpractice Reform, Workers Compensation Legislation, and the insurance broker commissions.
On February 28, 2004 Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed an Executive Order consolidating the Departments of Financial Institutions, Professional Regulation, Insurance and the Office of Banks and Real Estate into the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Shortly thereafter, Dean was appointed as the Chief of Staff of this newly created Department. In this role, Dean was responsible for implementing the effective consolidation and ongoing management of approximately 900 employees | 