Juan Verde

Juan Verde Suárez (born July 7, 1971) is a Spanish business and social entrepreneur who assisted the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, He was a member of the President's Export Council, an advisory body to the White House on international trade and U.S. competitiveness in international markets, under President Biden.

Verde developed and directed a strategy designed to mobilize millions of American citizens residing outside of the United States for the Obama campaign in 2008 and 2012, an effort he revived on behalf of the Biden campaign in 2020. He previously served as International Co-chair for the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama in 2012.

In addition to his role as a political strategist, Juan Verde is a member of the board of directors and Vice Chairman of Volcan Compañía Minera, a leading mining company in Latin America. Verde is founder and President of the U.S. consultancy firm Alamo Solutions, which advises governments and corporations on market expansion, strategy, and sustainability, and The Advanced Leadership Foundation, a U.S.-based 501(c)3 focused on training next-generation global leaders. Verde formerly served on the Board of Advisors of the American Sustainable Business Council.

Early years and education Verde was born in Telde, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) on July 7, 1971. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Boston University and a master's degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. He has completed post-graduate business studies at Georgetown University and Tufts University. Verde is a former Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute fellow.

Policy and government Verde's career in government began as a Business and Legislative Aide in the Boston Mayor's Office and the Boston City Council, which later led to a position as a political and economic advisor for the Boston Mayor Ray Flynn. He then worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce during the Clinton Administration, first in the Office of Latin America as an analyst and subsequently in the Minority Business Development Agency as an international trade coordinator.

Verde joined the Corporate Executive Board, now owned by Gartner, in 1998. He served as a Director for Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. He founded several business-centered policy initiatives, including the PASS Group (2002), the Canary Islands chapter and the Gibraltar chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce Spain (2006 and 2014, respectively), Think Plus Madrid (2004), and The Climate Reality Project Spain (2006), and worked as a consultant to business and political leaders in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

In 2009, Verde returned to U.S. government service via an appointment by President Barack Obama as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia at the United States Department of Commerce, where he served until 2011. While holding this position, he led the department's efforts to resolve issues related to trade policy and access to markets faced by United States companies.

In October 2011, Verde joined the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama as International Co-chair.

Business roles Verde has served on a number of corporate, government, and university advisory boards, including the Government of Lithuania's International Advisory Committee, the Alumni Board of Directors at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and the boards of directors of corporations such as Abengoa Bioenergy S.A., a global biotech ethanol company; Santander Investments, N.A., a U.S. subsidiary of the Spanish financial institution Grupo Santander; and Andina Energy Corp., a global diversified energy corporation.

In 2017, he founded Alamo Solutions LLC, an international consultancy focused on innovation and sustainable business.

Advocacy Verde advocates for climate change action in the form of a transition to a "green economy." He attributes his interest in climate change and sustainable business activism to his work with Vice President Al Gore during the latter's presidential campaign in 2000.

Personal life Verde was married to Tiziana Domínguez from 2011 to 2018. They have two children together.