Herminio Blanco is one of Latin America's most influential economists and international trade strategists. Best known as Mexico's Chief Negotiator of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), he played a defining role in transforming Mexico into one of the world's most open and globally integrated economies. His work helped reshape North American trade and laid the foundation for decades of regional economic integration.
Over four presidential administrations, Blanco held several of Mexico's most important economic positions, including Secretary of Trade and Industry, Undersecretary for International Trade Negotiations, and Undersecretary for International Trade. During his tenure, Mexico negotiated landmark trade agreements with the European Union, Israel, numerous Latin American countries, and initiated negotiations that eventually led to the trade agreement with Japan. He also represented Mexico in the Uruguay Round negotiations that culminated in the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Today, as Founder and Chairman of IQOM Inteligencia Comercial and President of Soluciones Estratégicas, Blanco advises governments, multinational corporations, and investors on global trade policy, geopolitical risks, supply chain transformation, and North American competitiveness. His insights have become increasingly relevant as companies rethink global manufacturing strategies amid nearshoring, geopolitical fragmentation, and the modernization of North American trade under the USMCA.
Drawing on decades of experience at the highest levels of government and business, Herminio Blanco offers audiences an exceptional perspective on the future of globalization, North American integration, trade policy, and the evolving relationship between economics and geopolitics.
