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No word better summarizes the life, career, education, and general focus of J. Jorge Verduzco than international.
Wherever the interests of IBC and its international customers are involved from the state capital to the centers
of business and government throughout this hemisphere the multilingual, multicultural Verduzco is at work
seeking opportunities and insights.
Beginning his career in the Latin American and Administrative Bureaus of the U.S. Department of State, Verduzco’s
wide-ranging background includes Central American and Caribbean export managing and marketing, as well asinternational health foundation management. Since returning to the U.S. and joining IBC in 1981, Verduzco’s considerable energies have been devoted to international business development, market research, government relations and marketing and advertising on behalf of IBC-Laredo and International Bancshares Corporation.
A longtime proponent of economic development along the Texas-Mexico border, Verduzco was appointed to
serve as Chairman of the Texas-Mexico Authority Advisory Board and as a member of the Policy Board of the
Texas Department of Commerce. He was a founding member of the Border Trade Alliance and the Association
of South Texas Communities, which promote economic development along the U.S.-Mexico border and South
Texas. Verduzco is a founding Board Member of the Gateway Trade and Business Alliance and founding Director
and Vice Chairman of the Alliance for I-69 Texas. He also serves as a board member of the Texas Association of
Business and Chambers of Commerce, where he co-chairs the International Trade Committee.
He earned his B.A. in International Relations at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, and a masters degree
in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. His second masters degree was
earned with honors from the American Graduate School on International Management the world-renowned
Thunderbird school of Glendale, Arizona. Other studies include graduate programs in Bank Marketing and
Commercial Lending. Verduzco is author of International Relations, The Organization of American States. His
many local, national, and international awards and civic/charitable directorships and chairmanships range from
economic development groups to the United Way and Boy Scouts of America. | 