Francisco Uribe joined The Home Depot in October 2007. He is The Home Depot’s executive representative and focal point of contact for state government relations in the U.S., as well as Puerto Rico and Mexico, responsible for directing, controlling, planning and the overall management of all state and local government relations for The Home Depot as well as in Puerto Rico and the country of Mexico.

Prior to joining The Home Depot, Francisco was Director of Government and External Affairs for Verizon from 1998 through 2007 where he was responsible for government relations, implementing and managing community affairs programs, and for identifying community-based organization programs that could be supported through the Verizon Foundation. Prior to Verizon, he held numerous positions throughout various levels of the federal government including with Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA), the Attorney General of the United States and at the White House Office of Public Liaison.

Francisco currently serves on the board of directors of the California Retailers Association, the California Business Properties Association, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

He was raised in Los Angeles, California from the age of three years old where he attended public schools. He earned an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Ethnic Studies from the University of Southern California and earned an Associate of Arts degree in Journalism/Public Relations from El Camino College. He has completed certificates in business management from Boston College and in international business from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. He is a graduate of Leadership Southern California, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and the Society of International Business Fellows Leadership Academy.

Francisco and his wife, Alejandra, have two sons and live in Northridge, CA.