Gustavo J. Cruz Jr.

Gustavo (Tavo) Cruz is a Partner at the law firm of Hathaway Larson with a practice in commercial finance, corporate finance and general business matters. His background includes work as a commercial banker and credit approval officer for U.S. Bank, as well as in-house counsel for U.S. Bank in the Special Assets Group. He was born in Portland and has been active on numerous nonprofit boards, including the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber, Portland Center Stage, Literary Arts, and the Northwest District Association (the neighborhood association for NW Portland). He also served as the Chair of the Business Law and Securities Law Sections of the Oregon State Bar. He played rugby in college and for a men’s club team and enjoys attending University of Oregon football games. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and Lewis and Clark Law School. He was appointed to the Prosper Portland Board of Commissioners on July 1, 2015.