Company Leadership

Tony Rivero is CEO and founder of Global Connect Group, LLC. He collaborates with large corporations and nonprofits in the U.S. and throughout the globe to maximize their potential on organizational design, business development, communications, public affairs strategies, and international relations. Tony’s experience includes the private and public sectors, as well as elected office.

Tony has extensive background in public service and served three terms as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives. For two terms, he was Chairman of the State & International Committee. As Chair, he was the legislature’s key contact with world leaders and Arizona’s top trading partners. His legislative achievements include establishing trade offices in Israel, as well as Chihuahua and Guanajuato, Mexico. He also arranged to host various international dignitaries including former President of Mexico Vicente Fox, former President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz, former Defense Minister of Israel Moshe Yaa’lon, former Director of the Mossad Shabtai Shavit, and many others. His work also included organizing large trade missions that served to strengthen trade with Arizona’s top economic partners. The delegations included visits to Israel, Mexico City, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, and Zacatecas.

Before his service at the state level, Tony served a four-year term as a Peoria City Councilmember. Elected at age 28, Tony was one of the youngest elected council members in Peoria’s history. His successes include establishing “Fiesta Peoria,'' the largest Hispanic community festival in the West Valley. Focused on cutting red tape, he collaborated in the implementation of “same day permitting” and the reduction of the food tax in the City of Peoria.

Before winning four elections, Tony’s first experience in politics was as an intern for the Office of U.S. Senator Jon Kyl. Soon after, he worked as a coalitions director on John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. He has also consulted on presidential campaigns in Latin America.

Tony and his wife live in Peoria with their four children. He graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in History and Political Science and a Masters of Public Administration.