Javier Treviño

Current

Secretario General de Gobierno at Nuevo Leon

Past

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs at CEMEX
Deputy Minister for Administration at Mexico Finance Ministry
Under-Secretary at Government of Mexico

Deputy Foreign Minister at Mexico Foreign Ministry
Senior Advisor on International Affairs to the Presidential Candidate at Zedillo for President
Senior Advisor to the Presidential Candidate at Colosio for President
Senior Advisor at Mexico Social Development Ministry
Minister for Press and Public Affairs at Mexican Embassy in Washington
Academic Coordinator, Public Administration Program at El Colegio de México
Advisor to the Press Secretary at Salinas for President
Planning Director of CPAR at Mexico Public Education Ministry

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Education

Harvard University
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
El Colegio de México

Universidad de Monterrey

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Websites

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Javier Treviño’s Summary

Javier Treviño combines his current corporate position with 14 years of high-level government, communication and international experience.

Javier Treviño’s Specialties:

foreign affairs, government liaison; political strategy; corporate communications and public affairs; speech writing

Javier Treviño’s Experience

Secretario General de Gobierno

Nuevo Leon

(Government Administration industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs

CEMEX

(Public Company; CX; Building Materials industry)

March 2001 — October 2009 (8 years 8 months)

Serving as Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Senior Vice President, Mr. Trevino takes responsibility for coordinating CEMEX external and internal global communication and external relations. He is responsible for corporate media relations, strategic issue and coverage monitoring, corporate identity, brand communication strategy, public affairs and corporate social responsibility strategies. With a staff of well-trained professionals, Mr. Trevino coordinates company communication offices worldwide to develop and implement message initiatives and comprehensive communication and public affairs strategies.
Deputy Minister for Administration

Mexico Finance Ministry

(Government Administration industry)

January 1998 — January 2000 (2 years 1 month)

Responsible for overall management of the Finance Ministry: human resources (12,000 employees), services, procurement, buildings and offices; budget allocation of Finance Ministry. Chief Political and Media Advisor to Minister of Finance. Chaired the Security Printing Operation; the Culture Promotion and Publications Division; the Agency in charge of the management of seized merchandise in Mexico's Customs; and the Finance Secretariat Y2K Commission. Awarded an ISO 9002 for our quality personnel operations (payroll)
Board Member and Vice-Chairman of Loteria Nacional, Pronosticos para la Asistencia Publica,Casa de Moneda (Mexico's Mint). Board Member of Nacional Financiera, Mexico's Development Bank, Aseguradora Hidalgo, Government Insurance Company.
Under-Secretary

Government of Mexico

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

1994 — 2000 (6 years )
Deputy Foreign Minister

Mexico Foreign Ministry

(Government Administration industry)

December 1994 — January 1998 (3 years 2 months)

Responsible for design, formulation and implementation of Mexico's international cooperation policy and Mexico's international communication strategy. Executive Secretary of Mexico's Inter-Agency Commission on Cooperation to Central America; Co-Chairman (with Rodman Rockefeller) of the Mexico-U.S. Commision on Cultural and Education Exchange (Fulbright-Garcia Robles); Chairman of Editorial Committee (publications; Head of Mexican Delegations to bilateral and multilateral cooperation fora;
Organized Mexico's Delegation to the Copenhagen U.N. Social Development Summit; Organized Mexico's Delegation to the Beijing U.N. Conference on Women; Organized and hosted the first OECD-Emerging Donors Seminar; Focal point for Mexico's cooperation policies and relationship with the United Nations System in Mexico, particularly with the UNDP. Developed trilateral cooperation mechanisms towards Central America along with Japan, Finland, Israel and Canada.
Senior Advisor on International Affairs to the Presidential Candidate

Zedillo for President

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

March 1994 — November 1994 (9 months)

Advisor for International Affairs to Mexico's PRI Presidential Candidate, Ernesto Zedillo. Designed international strategy for campaign. International spokesman for the Candidate. Established relations with political parties and leaders in Latin America, Europe, U.S. and Canada. Foreign media relations. Foreign scholars relations. Designed and implemented election foreign-observers strategy. Worked with U.N. electoral assistance unit and NGO's. President-elect's Liaison to the Foreign Ministry.
Senior Advisor to the Presidential Candidate

Colosio for President

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

November 1993 — March 1994 (5 months)

Senior Advisor to Mexico's PRI Presidential Candidate, LuisDonaldo Colosio. Speech-writer. Campaign strategist. Media and communications strategist.
Senior Advisor

Mexico Social Development Ministry

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

February 1993 — November 1993 (10 months)

Advisor to Luis Donaldo Colosio, Minister of Social Development. Social Development, Poverty, Environment issues strategist. Speech-writer. Foreign media relations and communication strategist.
Minister for Press and Public Affairs

Mexican Embassy in Washington

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)

March 1989 — February 1993 (4 years )

Responsible for designing and implementing Mexico's communications strategy in the United States. Faced complex communication challenges such as anti-narcotics cooperation, migration, border and financial issues. Embassy's spokesman and coordinated the "communication team" during the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations. Experienced in hiring a public relations firm and working with a team of lawyers, lobbyists and advisers. Coordinated institutional relationship with scholars and people from the academia, universities and "think tanks". Experienced in working with U.S. Congress members and staffers. Coordinated several areas concerning media monitoring, media relations, production of materials (press kits) and analysis. Chief advisor to the Mexican Ambassador and reported directly to the Press Secretary to the President of Mexico.
Academic Coordinator, Public Administration Program

El Colegio de México

(Educational Institution; Research industry)

November 1988 — March 1989 (5 months)

Researcher and Professor in the Public Administration undergraduate program. External advisor to the Press Secretary to the President of Mexico.
Advisor to the Press Secretary

Salinas for President

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

December 1987 — October 1988 (11 months)

Foreign Press Liaison during the Presidential campaign. Analyzed and wrote position papers on foreign affairs issues.
Planning Director of CPAR

Mexico Public Education Ministry

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

July 1987 — December 1987 (6 months)

Planning Director at Mexico's Public Education Ministry Data Processing Center. Conducted strategic analysis on issues regarding public education in Mexico.

Javier Treviño’s Education

Harvard University

1987 , Public Policy , 1985 — 1987
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government

MPP , Public Policy , 1985 — 1987

Activities and Societies:

KSG Latin American Students Association
El Colegio de México

B.A. , International Relations , 1981 — 1985
Universidad de Monterrey

Law 1978 — 1980

Additional Information

Javier Treviño’s Websites:

My Blog

Javier Treviño’s Interests:

Editorial writing for El Norte, TV commentator for Televisa, Radio commentator for W Radio, Lecturer on public policy, strategic analysis for public organizations at TEC de Monterrey

Javier Treviño’s Groups:

Board Member of: Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, Mexico Institute Woodrow Wilson Center, Institute of the Americas, Trust for the Americas, Universidad Regiomontana, Instituto de Fomento a la Investigación Educativa, Expansión, Center for Transformation and Strategic Initiatives, Arizona State University North American Center on Transborder Studies, Fondo Patrimonial de El Colegio de México, North American Forum