Steve Cortes

Keynote Speaker

CNN Political Commentator, Financial Market Expert and Author

A veteran of TV broadcasting, political campaigns, and Wall Street, Steve Cortes brings unique insight into the always-important – and sometimes comical – intersection of media, politics, and money in America.

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Steve Cortes has appeared daily on TV news programs for over a decade. His broadcast career began at CNBC where he commented on financial markets, primarily as part of the “Fast Money” franchise. In recent years he transitioned to politics, serving in 2016 as a primary TV surrogate for the Trump presidential campaign and was named to Trump’s Hispanic Advisory Council. Regarding his hundreds of TV hits on behalf of Team Trump, Maria Bartiromo of Fox News said “Steve was a strong communicator who understood very early on what the people wanted in a commander-in-chief.”

Post-election, Cortes is a political commentator for CNN and heads Rise Strategies, a media messaging and public affairs company. He also remains an informal advisor to the President. For two decades, Steve has worked on Wall Street as a trader and strategist, and presently serves as head strategist for BGC Partners, providing risk management strategies to banks and hedge funds.

He graduated from Georgetown University, which nominated him for the Rhodes Scholarship.

He lives in Chicago with his wife and four children.

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Hispanic America: Capturing the Promise

Steven Cortes served on Trump’s National Hispanic Advisory Council and became the foremost Latino face of the Trump campaign over hundreds of national TV news hits and many local TV/radio programs geared to Latino markets in key swing states. The head of the Hispanic 100, Mario Rodriguez, called Steve “the most articulate, ardent, and knowledgeable Hispanic television analysts on air today.”
As the son of a Latin immigrant, Cortes brings audiences a firsthand look into how policies have both helped and hurt Latino communities in America.
Cortes makes the case for a renaissance within Hispanic America through empowerment policies including school choice, enterprise zones, deregulation, and immigration reform. Cortes also specifically outlines the opportunities and potential pitfalls for American businesses regarding the hugely important Hispanic demographic.

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The sales team embraced Steve’s ability to impart political and market insights that equipped our team to reach growth metrics, it was worth every second.
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Steve held everyone’s attention with interesting and creative viewpoints as well as his unique ability to use humor and pop culture to express his ideas.
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Steve Cortes spoke with conviction and humor to our most senior bankers and surveyed the political and economic landscape with genuine expertise.
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Steve’s appearance exceeded even his on-air performances. He was insightful and fun and received strong accolades from both customers and staff.
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Steve Cortes was an amazing advocate on radio for the campaign. He was always prepared, focused, articulate and refreshingly funny.
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