MAURICIO DE VENGOECHEA

USA | Colombia

Former president of IAPC, Mauricio De Vengoechea runs his own company, Devengoechea & Partners, with 18 senior consultants specializing in research, strategy, innovation, crisis management, digital communication, and politics.

Since 1982, he has advised 23 presidential candidates and more than 300 candidates for senators, deputies, governors, and mayors in 16 countries. De Vengoechea was the strategist for the first presidential elections in the Americas held during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic, and since then, he has been the main advisor to President Luis Abinader.

He has been a government strategist advising on several of the most important political crises in Latin America, which have been successfully overcome.

Visiting professor at prestigious universities in Spain and Latin America, he is the author of the books “7 herramientas para apagar una crisis de gobierno” and “33 Recetas de poder.” Also a regular analyst for CNN and NTN24, among others. He has been awarded more than 30 international prizes and is a member of the Latin American version of the Campaign and Election Hall of Fame.