A bridge between public and private actors
The firm was born to connect public and private actors through strategic public affairs consulting.
About
Grupo ICB was founded to connect public and private actors through strategic public affairs consulting. Over sixteen years that idea became a practice with a method of its own: from government relations to foreign investment promotion, with milestones such as the Mexico–Texas Binational Commission, the creation and management of COMED, and collaboration with international agencies. Today the firm works across six industries and has served more than ninety clients.
Leadership team. Each profile states the entity they operate from.

CEO, Grupo ICB
Grupo ICB
He led Edelman Mexico, served as vice-president of communications and government relations for Novartis in Mexico, and was executive director of Eli Lilly for Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. He was part of the economic cabinet of the Office of the President and of the negotiating teams for the North American Free Trade Agreement and the agreement with Europe. He chairs COPARMEX's national lobbying commission and served as president of the board of the National Institute of Public Health. He holds a doctorate in economic sociology from the University of Essex, a master's in international business from ITAM, and a finance specialisation from Harvard.

Managing Director, Public Affairs
Grupo ICB
He was senior director of public affairs at Llorente & Cuenca, founding managing partner of Proa/Structura and executive president of the Mexican Meat Council. In the public sector he advised the Government Delegation for Dialogue and Reconciliation in Chiapas, headed regional offices at the Ministry of Education and led congressional liaison at IPAB; in the private sector he directed institutional relations at Grupo Lala. For fifteen years he taught at Mexico's Army and Air Force Studies Centre. He writes Grupo ICB's weekly report. He holds a degree in international relations from Universidad Iberoamericana and a master's in international affairs from Johns Hopkins.

Managing Director, Portales y Asociados
Portales y Asociados
Thirty years of financial and administrative leadership at firms including DEVECON and COTURAMI, with experience in claims at Quálitas and in publishing operations. She directed the Rehabilitation Centre of the International Pro-Blind Committee, serving adults with visual impairment, took part in founding the Mexican Network of Braille Publishers, and lectures on assistive technology for the blind. She holds a degree in business administration from Universidad del Valle de México.

Director, ICB Telekom
ICB Telekom
Twenty years in the telecommunications industry. He was Broadsoft's business leader for Latin America and regional vice-president for CALA at Cisco, vice-president of sales at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise in Latin America, and head of strategic industries — oil and gas, utilities, public sector and transport — at Alcatel-Lucent Mexico. He took Broadsoft's solutions past 54% regional market share according to Frost & Sullivan. He holds a degree in industrial engineering from Universidad La Salle.

Senior Consultant, Political Communication
Grupo ICB
He served as general speechwriting coordinator for the Office of the President across two federal administrations, executive coordinator of the National Institute for the Evaluation of Education, and head of the Social Studies and Outreach Unit at INDESOL. He has advised the World Bank, Mexico's Ministry of Energy and the Federal Electoral Tribunal on public policy and strategic communication, alongside state governments and local congresses. He is a visiting professor at the University of Essex and has lectured at Complutense de Madrid and FLACSO. He holds a doctorate in government from Essex and a master's in public policy from the University of London.
To be a strategic bridge between the public and private sectors — including civil society organisations — helping our clients identify, analyse and act on the opportunities and risks of the public environment.
To consolidate as Mexico's leading public affairs consulting hub and, in the long term, extend our network of alliances internationally to promote foreign direct investment.
Milestones of the firm. A year is shown only when it is documented; the rest appear undated.
The firm was born to connect public and private actors through strategic public affairs consulting.
One of the firm's milestones in the relationship between Mexico and Texas, between government relations and investment promotion.
The Mexican Council of Medical Diagnostics Companies was created and the firm took on its management. It achieved the industry's first certification by the General Health Council and its integration into the CCE Health Commission.
The firm has collaborated with international agencies.
2019
Since 2019 the Public Affairs practice has been combined with artificial intelligence to build Socially Sustainable Scenarios.
The firm operates in six industries and has served more than ninety clients.
The firm was born to connect public and private actors through strategic public affairs consulting.
One of the firm's milestones in the relationship between Mexico and Texas, between government relations and investment promotion.
The Mexican Council of Medical Diagnostics Companies was created and the firm took on its management. It achieved the industry's first certification by the General Health Council and its integration into the CCE Health Commission.
The firm has collaborated with international agencies.
2019
Since 2019 the Public Affairs practice has been combined with artificial intelligence to build Socially Sustainable Scenarios.
The firm operates in six industries and has served more than ninety clients.
A year is shown only when documented.
Grupo ICB operates through several entities. The one delivering each service is stated on its page; for the client, the counterpart is always the same.
Group structure: Grupo ICB as the single point of contact and the entities that operate each practice.
Grupo ICB
One point of contact for the client
Grupo ICB
Portales y Asociados
Public Affairs practice
ICB International L.P.
ICB Telekom