[6] 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.

[9] 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 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.

[12] 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.

He took part in the U.S. government delegation headed by Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Geoffrey R. Pyatt in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on May 17, 2011.