Juan Verde is an internationally renowned strategist for both the public and private sectors, with a particular focus on green exports and attracting foreign direct investment to this field. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of Volcan Compañía Minera, a leading mining company in Latin America.In the public sector, Mr. Verde was nominated by President Biden to the President’s Export Council to serve the White House on trade-related issues and expanding opportunities for American exports and businesses abroad. Mr. Verde served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia at the US Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama. In this capacity, Mr. Verde led the Department’s efforts to solve trade policy and market-access issues faced by US firms seeking to grow their business operations in Europe and Eurasia. Additionally, Mr. Verde previously served in the Department of Commerce during the Clinton Administration in both the International Trade Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency.Over the course of his career, Mr. Verde has served as a consultant for a variety of prestigious companies, institutions, and governments, such as Santander Bank Investments, the Inter-American Development Bank, Harvard University, The World Bank, and the governments of Lithuania and Gibraltar, as well as numerous governors and mayors in Latin America.Currently, Mr. Verde is a member of the Board of Directors of HISPASAT, the leading satellite communications operator in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, and a member of the Airbus Foundation Board of Advisors and the American Sustainable Network. Mr. Verde holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Boston University.