Pete Mento knows an incredible amount about trade.  

Pete specializes in the elimination, recovery and minimization of duties and taxes associated with trade. He also assists companies with import and export compliance, audit defense and cargo security programs. He is considered one of the most insightful and connected trade professionals in the world and his projects have recovered over $2 Billion in duties, taxes and fees over his 30-year career. 

In his current role, Pete leads efforts to grow and build the Customs and Trade Consulting services of DSV.  In the past, Pete has served as Partner and Practice Leader for Tax Firms like Ryan, KPMG and Crowe.  He has also run the global Customs operations and consultancies for major Freight Forwarding Firms like Expeditors, C.H. Robinson and Crane Worldwide.  

Pete is a Customs House Broker who also received his Masters Degree in Government (Trade Theory Focus) from Harvard University and did his undergraduate work at Maine Maritime Academy where he served five consecutive terms as a member of the advisory board.  His Doctoral studies at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom in Trade Law focused on how trade, economics and geopolitics interconnect. 

Pete is a noted Trade Academic who has written many articles and work papers on Trade Theory and Trade Practices especially the role programs like C-TPAT and AEO had on the global economy.  He currently serves as a Board Member and Board Chair for Customs at The International Trade Commission. 

Pete is a highly sought-after speaker for events all over the world.   Through the course of his career, he has given over 2,000 public lectures and 500 full day seminars on issues of trade and geopolitics. A former professional standup comedian and comedy writer for television and movies, he has conducted sold out lectures to tens of thousands of people in every imaginable venue – from university lecture halls to large venues like TPM. His style of mixing economics, history and humor is always a welcome change for his clients and students. His Trade School webinar series has become the standard for staying up to date on issues of global commerce and his podcast “Trade Geek” boasts over 10,000 subscribers. 

Pete is extremely passionate about sports – especially rugby.  He played prop forward for the Connecticut Yankees who won the USA Men’s Rugby National Championship in 2004.  He lives outside Washington DC and still writes and performs standup comedy in the area with what little free time he has. 

He is the most unlikely trade nerd you will ever meet…….