Armand Peschard-Sverdrup is a

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and foreign policy specialist. He founded the policy firm Peschard Sverdrup International in 2004 (www.psintl.com). Prior to his work at PS International, Peschard-Sverdrup was widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on Mexican international relations. He wrote numerous academic texts and policy papers on the topic while serving as the director of the Mexico Program at the

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Early life and education

Peschard-Sverdrup was born in Mexico City but is of French, Swedish and Norwegian descent. He grew up in Ottawa, Canada and became a naturalized Canadian citizen. He married in Washington, D.C., became a naturalized U.S. citizen and continues to reside in the U.S. Peschard-Sverdrup received a joint degree in political science and economics from

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...

in Ottawa, Canada. He completed his graduate studies at the

School of Foreign Service The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is the school of international relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It grants degrees at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Founded in 1919, SFS is the oldest continu ...

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in Washington, D.C..

CSIS

Recognized as one of the world's leading experts on Mexican international relations, Peschard-Sverdrup began at the

as a research assistant focusing primarily on trade and investment, security, economics, and politics. He eventually rose to direct CSIS' Mexico Program, where he expanded the department's emphasis on the US and Mexico's bilateral relationship. Peschard continues as a distinguished nonresident senior associate at CSIS.

PS International

Peschard-Sverdrup founded the international consulting firm PS International in 2004 (www.psintl.com). After several years focusing exclusively on Mexico for private sector clients, Peschard-Sverdrup and his firm expanded globally, opening offices in

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and

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, in addition to its first office in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

. Since founding PS International, Peschard-Sverdrup has developed expertise in

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assessments, risk mitigation and management strategies,

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for

mergers Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...

and

acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...

and

private equity Private equity (PE) is stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public; instead it is offered to specialized investment funds and limited partnerships that take an active role in the management and structuring of the co ...

financing, and

business intelligence Business intelligence (BI) consists of strategies, methodologies, and technologies used by enterprises for data analysis and management of business information. Common functions of BI technologies include Financial reporting, reporting, online an ...

. PS International has years of experience assisting clients in the mining, pharmaceutical and private equity industries.

Writing

Peschard-Sverdrup has written several important texts on US-Mexico bilateral relations. They've received overwhelmingly positive assessments from US policy experts, including Thomas F. McLarty, as well as James Baker III, who wrote about Peschard's 2005 co-authored work, ''Mexican Governance: From Single-Party Rule to Divided Government'':

"By chronicling the good and bad of the contemporary revolution in Mexico, Armand Peschard-Sverdrup and Sara Rioff have compiled a book that expertly examines the evolution of a country of great importance to the United States as the two countries head into the twenty-first century."

Works

*''The Future of North America, 2025: Outlook and Recommendations'' (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008), *''Mexican Governance: From Single-Party Rule to Divided Government'' (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2005), *''U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Water Management: The Case of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo'' (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2003), *''Forecasting Mexico's Democratic Transition: Scenarios for Policymakers'' (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2003), *''New Horizons in U.S.-Mexico Relations: Recommendations for Policymakers'' (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2001), *''The New North America: A Guide to Relations with Canada and Mexico (Policy Papers on the Americas)'' (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1997)

References

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