Consejo Mexicano de Negocios

What Consejo Mexicano de Negocios does

Consejo Mexicano de Negocios (CMN) is a Mexican civil association (asociación civil) founded in 1962, comprising 53 of the country's most prominent business leaders from major corporations including Grupo Bimbo, Grupo Kaluz (parent of Orbia), Grupo Proeza, Grupo México, Grupo Nacional Provincial, Grupo Posadas, Kimberly-Clark de México, and Southern Copper Corporation. The organization functions as a business council and policy advocacy body, maintaining continuous dialogue with government representatives, civil society, academia, and other business organizations to develop proposals aimed at fostering Mexico's economic development and social welfare. Its policy work is organized under seven working committees within the 'Misión Crecimiento y Bienestar' framework: Inversión (Investment), TMEC (USMCA), Infraestructura (Infrastructure), Formalidad (Formal Economy), Seguridad (Security), Imagen de Empresas (Corporate Image), and Educación (Education). CMN also operates three branded social programs: 'Líderes en Movimiento' (a university student leadership development program with executive mentorship from CMN member companies), 'Entrale' (a labor inclusion initiative for people with disabilities that has engaged 520+ partner companies and claims 6,340+ hires over three years), and a PyME strengthening program that has worked with more than 4,000 small and medium enterprises through training, mentorship, and financing access, with reported creation and preservation of nearly 75,000 jobs via value chain integration.

CMN is not a technology company and has no proprietary products, software platforms, or AI/ML capabilities. Its core technology stack is limited to its public website (cmn.mx) and program-specific microsites (lideresenmovimiento.mx, entralle.org.mx). The organization is funded through recurring membership dues from its 53 member entrepreneurs and businesses, with no publicly disclosed financial statements, pricing, or membership fee schedules. Its go-to-market is fundamentally relationship-driven: episodic policy dialogue with government, direct engagement with member companies, and downstream program delivery to SMEs, university students, and people with disabilities. Leadership is split between an Executive Commission (Comisión Ejecutiva) chaired by senior business leaders and an Executive Team (Equipo Ejecutivo) led by Executive Director Ana M. Aguilar Argáez (former Director of Economic Studies at Banco de México and former BIS Regional Advisor), Director General Regina Gándara Mendoza (career public sector executive), and Executive Secretary Emilio Carrillo Gamboa (former Director General of Teléfonos de México). The Antonio del Valle Perochena presidency covered 2019–2023.

Name

Consejo Mexicano de Negocios

Legal name

Consejo Mexicano de Negocios

Website

https://cmn.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Consejo Mexicano de Negocios (CMN) is a Mexican civil association founded in 1962, comprising 53 prominent business leaders who drive policy advocacy on investment, USMCA, infrastructure, formal economy, security, corporate image, and education. The association funds its operations through membership dues and runs social programs supporting SMEs, university students, and disability inclusion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Association & Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Stakeholder Engagement & ESG Governance (Policies, KPIs, incentives) (EUAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Business association services
• Policy advocacy
• Public-private dialogue
• Economic development
• Corporate governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: CMN is funded through membership dues from its 53 member entrepreneurs and businesses. As an independent civil association, membership contributions support the organization's operations and initiatives aimed at promoting Mexico's economic development and social welfare.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Consejo Mexicano de Negocios is a civil association of 53 Mexican business leaders that engages in continuous public-private dialogue with government, civil society, academia, and other business organizations to develop policy proposals on investment, USMCA, infrastructure, formality, security, business image, and education. It also runs externally-facing social programs including Líderes en Movimiento (university leadership development), Entrale (labor inclusion for people with disabilities), and a PyME strengthening program.

Product overview

Consejo Mexicano de Negocios (CMN) is a civil association founded in 1962 that serves as a business council representing 53 Mexican entrepreneurs. It is not a technology product company but rather a policy advocacy and business leadership organization. CMN operates through seven working committees (Misión Crecimiento y Bienestar): Inversión (Investment), TMEC (USMCA), Infraestructura (Infrastructure), Formalidad (Formality/Economic Formalization), Seguridad (Security), Imagen de Empresas (Business Image), and Educación (Education). The organization also runs several social programs including Líderes en Movimiento (leadership development for university students), initiatives for inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities, and SME strengthening programs. These are policy advocacy programs and social initiatives, not technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Líderes en Movimiento: Academic extracurricular program for university students with high intellectual and leadership potential, including intensive courses, international academic trips, practical challenges, mentorship, and shadowing with CMN company executives.
• ENTRALE

Products and services

• Public-Private Policy Dialogue & Advocacy (Misión Crecimiento y Bienestar) Continuous public-private dialogue service delivered through seven working committees that develop evidence-based policy proposals on investment, USMCA/trade, infrastructure, formality, security, business image, and education, for the benefit of Mexico's economic development and social welfare.
• Líderes en Movimiento Academic extracurricular leadership-development program for university students with high intellectual and leadership potential, delivered in partnership with educational institutions and CMN member companies; includes intensive courses, an international academic trip, a practical challenge, mentorships, and shadow practices with member-company executives.
• Entrale Labor inclusion initiative that creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities and delivers workplace sensitivity training and awareness workshops inside CMN member companies; partners with 520+ companies and has supported hiring of more than 6,340 people with disabilities over three years.
• PyME Strengthening Program Value-chain integration program for Mexican small and medium enterprises (PyMEs), providing training, mentorship, business linkage, and access to financing to strengthen PyMEs that integrate into CMN member companies' value chains; has worked with more than 4,000 PyMEs and is credited with creation and preservation of nearly 75,000 jobs.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 6,340 people with disabilities hired through the labor inclusion program in three years
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Líderes en Movimiento Program PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic extracurricular program targeting university students with high intellectual and leadership potential. Includes intensive courses, international academic trips, practical challenges, mentorships, and shadow practices with executives from CMN member companies. The program operates through partnership with educational institutions and member companies providing mentorship and internship opportunities.
• Entrale (Labor Inclusion for People with Disabilities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative promoting a more inclusive labor culture by creating a labor market for people with disabilities. Program has over 520 partner companies. In three years, more than 6,340 people with disabilities have been hired, and sensitivity training courses have been provided within member companies. Partnership focuses on workplace inclusion and accessibility.
• CMIC - Cámara de la Industria de la ConstrucciónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction industry chamber collaborating on infrastructure development proposals and initiatives. CMN works with CMIC on policy recommendations for transportation, energy, and water infrastructure projects that drive investment and economic wellbeing.
• PyME Support NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork strengthening SMEs that integrate into value chains of CMN member companies. Provides training, mentorship, linkage, and financing support. Program has worked with more than 4,000 PyMEs, achieving creation and preservation of nearly 75,000 jobs through value chain integration.
• Bufete Carrillo GamboaminorOthersLegal firm founded by Emilio Carrillo Gamboa, CMN's Executive Secretary. Specializes in corporate, financial, commercial, and public services matters. Provides legal advisory services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Keidanren: Japan's leading business federation representing major corporations on economic policy. Comparable as an elite business association convening top industrial leaders for national economic advocacy and policy proposals.
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Global business organization advocating for open trade, investment, and rule-of-law frameworks. Comparable as an international business association with policy advocacy and convening functions, though at a much larger global scale.
• US Chamber of Commerce: Largest U.S. business federation representing companies of all sizes and sectors on federal policy. Comparable as a major business association with advocacy, programming, and member services, though much broader in membership.

Direct peers

• Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE): Mexico's umbrella private-sector body that convenes business chambers and individual leaders to engage government on economic policy. Most directly comparable to CMN as a Mexican business council advocating on investment, formal economy, and competitiveness.
• Business Council of Canada: Canadian association of CEOs from leading corporations advocating on competitiveness, trade, and economic policy. Comparable elite CEO council model, with adjacent relevance given CMN's USMCA/North American integration focus.
• CONCANACO SERVYTUR: Confederación de Cámaras Nacionales de Comercio representing Mexico's commerce, services, and tourism sectors. Comparable Mexican business association engaged in national economic policy advocacy and member services.
• CONCAMIN: Confederación de Cámaras Industriales representing Mexico's industrial sector on policy and competitiveness. Directly comparable as a Mexican business chamber engaging government on industrial and economic policy.
• COPARMEX: Mexican employers' confederation representing business owners across sectors, active in labor reform, SME advocacy, and policy dialogue. Comparable as a Mexican business association driving public-private dialogue and member services.
• Business Roundtable: U.S. association of CEOs from major corporations that shapes economic, regulatory, and workforce policy through coordinated CEO-level advocacy. Closest structural analog to CMN's 53-leader elite council model.
• Consejo Empresarial Mexicano de Comercio Exterior, Inversión y Tecnología (COMCE): Mexican business council focused on foreign trade, investment, and technology policy. Directly comparable as a Mexican CEO-level business council engaged with government on international economic integration, including USMCA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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