Luis de Jesus Rodríguez Gutiérrez (born July 8, 1963) is a Dominican attorney, businessman, and entrepreneur. Rodriguez has served as director of the Domino's Pizza franchise in the Dominican Republic and Haiti since 1993, as well as director of car rental company Avis Budget Group since 1997. He currently serves on the board of directors of Universal AFI and as managing director of Investment Fund Casa de Santo Domingo. Early years and education Luis de Jesus Gutierrez Rodriguez was born on July 8, 1963 in Constanza, a village in the La Vega Province within the central region of the Dominican Republic. He is the son of a Spanish immigrant and a Dominican woman. At a young age, Luis' father decided to leave his job as a farmer to work as a sales representative, and moved the family to the capital city of Santo Domingo. After that, they moved to the city of Higüey, in the east of the island. Luis and his brother studied at the John XXIII School, which was owned by the Catholic Church. Due to economic difficulties as a result of his father's failed businesses, Rodríguez began working from the age of twelve years as a money changer at the entrance of the local post office. In 1978, Luis and his family were evicted from their home by creditors of the property, forcing them to return to Santo Domingo. At the age of 16, Rodríguez decided to apply for the position of washer at the used car department of National Car Rental. Although initially he did not get the job, the interviewer thought Rodríguez was better suited to work in the rental department, and hired him as an assistant. Rodríguez continued studying at public night school while he worked during the day as a rental agent trainee. After finishing high school, Rodríguez started his law degree, graduating with honors at the age 21. At this time, he was promoted as general manager of National Car Rental. Currently, Rodríguez has an MBA from CEU San Pablo University, and a master's degree in Management from the University of Barcelona. Business career At the age of 22, Rodríguez decided to start a car rental business with the help of a Spanish investment group. In 1986, he founded Express Rent-a-Car with an initial fleet of 8 cars. Two years later, the business had a fleet of 150 cars and became part