J. J. Rendón
Juan José Rendón Delgado (born 27 January 1964), known professionally as J. J. Rendón, is a Venezuelan political consultant, psychologist, and political activist, known for being the one who has directed and won the most electoral campaigns. He specializes in crisis resolution and is a human rights activist. He is a political asylee in the United States.
Juan José Rendón | |
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Rendón in 2011 | |
| Born | 27 January 1964 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Other names | J.J. Rendón |
| Education | Central University of Venezuela and Andrés Bello Catholic University |
| Occupation | Political strategist Professor |
| Years active | 1987- |
| Employer | JJ Rendon y Asociados Creatividad Estrategica |
| Organization | La Causa es Venezuela |
| Known for | Political consulting, electoral campaigns and activism |
| Movement | The Power of One (El Poder de Uno) |
| Website | jjrendon |
Rendón has been credited for the successful presidential campaigns of Juan Manuel Santos (first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014), Porfirio Lobo Sosa (2010), and Enrique Peña Nieto (2012). In 2012, he was named one of the most prominent Latin American consultants by the U.S.-based publication Campaigns & Elections. Rendon was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Political Consulting by Reed Latino. In 2016, ABC Internacional, a newspaper of record based in Madrid, named him one of "The 10 Most Important Political Consultants in the World" along with James Carville, Karl Rove, and Mary Matalin.
Rendón was appointed in 2019 by contested Venezuelan acting president Juan Guaidó to lead the Strategy Committee to search new options to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, until his resignation on 11 May 2020.
Rendón is the founder of the consulting firm J.J Rendón y Asociados Creatividad y Estrategia, Inc., and Get Real Films, the latter of which produced the documentary Here comes the Wolf. He is also a partner of V-me, the first Spanish broadcast television network in association with public television stations.