John C. Esquivel
John C. Esquivel Opportunities along the U.S. – Mexico border are as vast as its landscape. Navigating the complex border requires a unique understanding and awareness of the border’s dynamics.
Mr. John C. Esquivel is a former Chief Executive of the U.S. Border Patrol Sector in Laredo, Texas, with 20+ years of progressive leadership in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Border Patrol. Mr. Esquivel is a founding member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and was one of only twenty Chiefs in U.S. Customs and Border Protection responsible for preventing the illegal entry of persons and contraband between official U.S. ports of entry. He led one of the Nation’s largest and busiest U.S. Border Patrol sectors during a period of historic resource growth followed by unprecedented budget cuts, sequestration, U.S. government shutdown, and continual wide-‐spread domestic and international interest in U.S. immigration policy, immigration reform and border security. He was appointed as a subject-‐matter-‐expert to select teams comprised of U.S. – Mexico and U.S. – Canada executives that worked collaboratively to increase border security, open lines of communication, improve working relationships and intelligence sharing, and facilitate legitimate trade and travel. Mr. Esquivel established and chaired a delegation of Border Patrol Chiefs and Mexico Consuls General based along the U.S. – Mexico border to address and resolve immigration, customs, trade, transportation and other critical issues. He constructed a state-‐of-‐the-‐art intelligence center fully staffed by local, state and federal agency partners who collect, analyze and share intelligence with over 200 law enforcement organizations in South Texas to target transnational criminal organizations. He also established the first conference for law enforcement and energy sector executives to address issues of mutual concern. He is an active member of the Energy Security Council. His in-‐depth experience, situational awareness of the southern border, keen understanding of border dynamics, and extensive command experience (field, regional and headquarters) solving some of the most complex challenges along the U.S. – Mexico border makes him a recognized expert in border security.
Mr. John C. Esquivel is a former Chief Executive of the U.S. Border Patrol Sector in Laredo, Texas, with 20+ years of progressive leadership in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Border Patrol. Mr. Esquivel is a founding member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and was one of only twenty Chiefs in U.S. Customs and Border Protection responsible for preventing the illegal entry of persons and contraband between official U.S. ports of entry. He led one of the Nation’s largest and busiest U.S. Border Patrol sectors during a period of historic resource growth followed by unprecedented budget cuts, sequestration, U.S. government shutdown, and continual wide-‐spread domestic and international interest in U.S. immigration policy, immigration reform and border security. He was appointed as a subject-‐matter-‐expert to select teams comprised of U.S. – Mexico and U.S. – Canada executives that worked collaboratively to increase border security, open lines of communication, improve working relationships and intelligence sharing, and facilitate legitimate trade and travel. Mr. Esquivel established and chaired a delegation of Border Patrol Chiefs and Mexico Consuls General based along the U.S. – Mexico border to address and resolve immigration, customs, trade, transportation and other critical issues. He constructed a state-‐of-‐the-‐art intelligence center fully staffed by local, state and federal agency partners who collect, analyze and share intelligence with over 200 law enforcement organizations in South Texas to target transnational criminal organizations. He also established the first conference for law enforcement and energy sector executives to address issues of mutual concern. He is an active member of the Energy Security Council. His in-‐depth experience, situational awareness of the southern border, keen understanding of border dynamics, and extensive command experience (field, regional and headquarters) solving some of the most complex challenges along the U.S. – Mexico border makes him a recognized expert in border security.
