Hector E. Garcia - Board Member
Hector E. Garcia, an immigrant from Mexico and a U.S. citizen, is President of Mex-US Global, LLC, consultants in intercultural communications and international strategic business alliances. He is the published author of higher ed textbook Clash or Complement of Cultures?: Peace & Productivity in the New Global Reality (find on Rowman & Littlefield).
He studied business administration at ITAM in Mexico City. He took courses in psychology and philosophy at the University of Minnesota, in project management at the University of St. Thomas, and he studied the French language at schools in Canada, France, and Mexico.
Hector received recognition for his contributions, including: the Governor’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Award in 2014, the Minneapolis Award in 1994, the Mpls/St. Paul Magazine Twin Citian Volunteer Hall of Fame in 1994, and the United Way Unsung Hero Award in 1992.
Hector has presented views on international relations and his Cultural Complementarity theory in articles published in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. as well as conferences in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and Switzerland. His book Clash or Complement of Cultures?: Peace & Productivity in the New Global Reality (find on Amazon) is intended to help address globalization’s unexpected inconsistencies and the need for greater cooperation within and among nations through synergies of cultural teamwork.
Some of his former positions:
Executive Director, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs (MCLA), agency that advises MN executive and legislative branches on Latino community and state - bridge of communication and cooperation between public/private/nonprofit sectors and Latinos in MN.
VP International & Domestic Emerging Markets, Wells Fargo Bank
Co-founder Exec. Dir. AHANA (African Hispanic Asian & Native American) Public Policy Forum, MN
Exec. Dir. MN/Dakotas Region NCCJ (National Conference for Community & Justice)
Publisher, multicultural magazine COLORS, Minneapolis, MN
Co-founder & Exec. Dir., Minnesotans for NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
Liaison with Mexico for E.F. Hutton and for Prudential Bache Securities, NYC, NY
Consultant for the Economist Intelligence Unit (part of The Economist Magazine’s group) in Mexico City
He has performed civic roles in service of Minnesota, the U.S. and international communities, including:
Co-founder & facilitator Twin Cities Immigrant Community Roundtable and Bringing Trust & Cooperation between Law Enforcement & Community Roundtable.
Co-founder and/or member of several Latino associations in Minnesota.
Co-founder of a Mexican Indian and American Indian agricultural trading company in Minnesota and Chiapas.
Coordinator formation Mexican chapters for Initiatives of Change (global peacebuilding network) and the Caux Round Table (international business CEOs organization promoting ethics in business).
Speaker Great Decisions Program, MN International Center and Foreign Policy Assn.
Board member for Twin Cities Public Television, Catholic Charities, and others.