Larry Rubin (born August 31, 1974) is an American-Mexican[2] businessman and political activist who has lived in both Mexico and the United States.

He is also the President and Chairman of the Board of The American Society, represents the United States Republican Party, and writes as a columnist for Reforma, CNN Expansión and Forbes.

[5] In these destinations, he worked with local businesses and government to provide funding in order to promote passenger travel to the U.S. and Canada.

[5] Thereafter, Rubin became the General Director of Arizona-based direct sales company Forever Living Products in Mexico and afterwards as Partner for Chicago-based executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

[21] He was part of the delegation that helped pass the Mérida Initiative, a security cooperation agreement between the U.S. and the Mexican governments and the countries of Central America, with the declared aim of combating the threats of drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and money laundering.

Rubin also lobbied for more security for U.S. businesses operating in Mexico, and for Congress and the Executive branch to work together to resolve this issue.

[23][24][25][26][27][28] He has also protected U.S. business from unnecessary legal force in Mexico, such as when the Hotel María Isabel Sheraton was closed down and he worked with the Mexican authorities to reopen it.

[30][31][32][33] He also opened dialogue with the three major parties and their candidates for President of Mexico and invited them to speak to the American investment community.

[8] Presently, Rubin is the President and chairman of the Board of The American Society of Mexico, a non-profit organization that was founded in 1942, by then U.S.

[35][36][37][38] In November he organized the largest apolitical election night in Mexico,[39] with thousands of people in attendance and hundreds of news outlets present.

[42][43] In 2007, Rubin had a professional survey done of the Mexican public, which concluded that Mexico was one of the top nations for breach of copyright and trademark.

[51][52] Despite having opposed Trump's candidacy in 2016,[2][3] Rubin was often brought up as a potential pick for the role of Ambassador of the United States to Mexico.