M&A Advisor Podcast2 Jun 2025

Secrets of the Deal: How U.S. Trade Policy Rewrote Global Rules

Welcome to the fireside chat series of the Deal Forum of the 2024 Future of Dealmaking Summit held on November 19 & 20 at the iconic New York Athletic Club in the heart of New York. For those who missed the event, this riveting podcast episode features a conversation between Roger Aguinaldo, Founder and CEO of The M&A Advisor, and business mogul and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross.

What can late 2024 teach us about the long game of global trade and U.S. economic policy? In this episode, former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross offers a behind-the-scenes look at President Donald Trump's trade strategies—from tariffs to deal-making—and how these decisions reshaped America’s role in the world. More than a snapshot in time, this conversation explores the lasting philosophies and global ripple effects that continue to shape economic policy today.

If you're curious about the intricate world of business, politics, and the art of dealmaking, this episode is for you.

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