Julio Sánchez Maríñez was the ninth Rector of the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC). He was sworn in on January 19, 2021, for his first term, which ended in 2023; that year, he was reelected for a second term, which ended in 2027.

Sánchez Maríñez graduated with a degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), with specialized studies in Planning and Administration of Higher Education. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) and PhD in Organizational and Management Studies from the School of Business of the State University of New York at Albany.

He had extensive experience in educational management as a secondary school principal at the Colegio Dominicano De La Salle; executive secretary of the National Council of Higher Education (CONES); and teaching and research assistant to prominent professors at the Schools of Business and Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany. From 2013 to 2020, he served as Rector of the Salomé Ureña Higher Institute for Teacher Training (ISFODOSU).

He was Program Manager of the Management Development and Human Resources Component of CARIFORUM (1996-1997); Technical Director of the Program to Support the Reform and Modernization of the Executive Branch (Pro-Reforma) of the Inter-American Development Bank (2006). He also has experience in the private sector as Vice President of Human Resources (1992) and Vice President of Support and Infrastructure (1995) at Banco BHD and President of Consultrain (1997-2008).

As a professor, he was director of the Business Administration and Marketing Programs at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and professor of Organizational Theory in the Postgraduate Program in Government and Public Policies at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) (2002).

At INTEC, he served as Vice-Rector for Research and Outreach (2008-2013); Dean of the Business Department (1994-1995); Executive Director of Continuing Education and Scientific Outreach (1985-1986); and taught in undergraduate and graduate programs in both the Social Sciences and Humanities and Economics and Business departments.

He has extensive experience in consulting for businesses, governments, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations, as a facilitator, speaker, and researcher on a variety of topics. He is also a published author on human capital, leadership, higher education, talent management, youth and participation, and behavioral analytics, among many other topics.

He was a member of various international organizations, including the American Management Association, Executive Secretary of the University Education Network for Knowledge and Regional Action (Reducar), the Latin American Coalition for Teaching Excellence, and a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Regional Program for the Development of the Teaching Profession in Latin America and the Caribbean. He was also a member of the Advisory Council of the Association of Universities and Engineering Schools of the European Community (ASCUG). At the beginning of May, he was appointed by the President of the Republic as a member of the Executive Committee of the Migration Policy Observatory.