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Place of Birth: Telde, Canary Islands, Spain
About Juan Verde
- Juan Verde Suárez (born July 7, 1971) is a business and social entrepreneur who worked on the political campaigns of Senator Ted Kennedy, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Senator John Kerry, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, besides serving as International Co-Chair for the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama in 2012.
- In addition to developing and directing a strategy designed to mobilize millions of American citizens residing outside of the United States, Mr.
- Verde served as an advisor to President Obama on international trade, the Hispanic vote as well as sustainability related issues.
- Mr.
- Verde was appointed by President Barack Obama as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia at the US Department of Commerce where he served until 2011. As Senior Partner of U.S.
- consultancy firm Mapa Group, Verde advises governments and corporations on market expansion, strategy and sustainability.
- He currently serves and/or has served on a number of corporate and advisory boards including the Government of Lithuania's International Advisory Committee and the Alumni Board of Directors at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
- In the corporate world, Mr.
- Verde serves, or has served, among others, on the board of directors of Abengoa Bioenergy S.A., a global biotech ethanol company; Santander Bank, N.A., a U.S.
- subsidiary of the Spanish financial institution Grupo Santander; and Andina Energy Corp., a global diversified energy corporation.
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