Jorge C. Garcés

Managing Director
North American Development Bank

On October 16, 2005, Jorge C. Garcés was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North American Development Bank (NADB), after having served as its Deputy Managing Director since April 2001. NADB is an international financial institution capitalized and governed equally by the United States and Mexico for the purpose of developing infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border region.

With more than 30 years experience in dealing with Texas-Mexico issues, he has served in the administrations of four former Texas governors as the staff authority on Texas-Mexico relations and border issues. Prior to joining the NADB, Mr. Garcés was the Mexico & Border Affairs Manager for the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, where he assisted the Secretary of State in dealing with Mexico and the border region in matters related to environment, infrastructure, trade, transportation, immigration and health, among other key issues.

During his career in public service, he also worked in the Office of Border Affairs with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC); as Executive Director of the Border Trade Alliance (BTA), a public/private coalition of individuals and organizations conducting business across the U.S. borders; at the Texas Department of Agriculture Marketing Division for Mexico and Latin America; and as Director of the Office of Texas/Mexico Relations with the Texas Department of Commerce.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He also has a Master of Public Affairs degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, from which he received the 2005 Distinguished Public Service Award.