Peschard-Sverdrup was born in Mexico City but is of French, Swedish and Norwegian descent. He grew up in Ottawa, Canada and became a naturalized Canadian citizen. He married in Washington, D.C., became a naturalized U.S. citizen and continues to reside in the U.S. Peschard-Sverdrup received a joint degree in political science and economics from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He completed his graduate studies at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..^[1]

Recognized as one of the world's leading experts on Mexican international relations, Peschard-Sverdrup began at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a research assistant focusing primarily on trade and investment, security, economics, and politics. He eventually rose to direct CSIS' Mexico Program,^[2] where he expanded the department's emphasis on the US and Mexico's bilateral relationship.

Peschard continues as a distinguished nonresident senior associate at CSIS.

Peschard-Sverdrup founded the international consulting firm PS International in 2004 (www.psintl.com). After several years focusing exclusively on Mexico for private sector clients, Peschard-Sverdrup and his firm expanded globally, opening offices in Atlanta and Buenos Aires, in addition to its first office in Mexico City.^[1]

Since founding PS International, Peschard-Sverdrup has developed expertise in operational risk assessments, risk mitigation and management strategies, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and private equity financing, and business intelligence.^[1] PS International has years of experience assisting clients in the mining, pharmaceutical and private equity industries.

Peschard-Sverdrup has written several important texts on US-Mexico bilateral relations. They've received overwhelmingly positive assessments from US policy experts, including Thomas F. McLarty, as well as James Baker III, who wrote about Peschard's 2005 co-authored work, Mexican Governance: From Single-Party Rule to Divided Government:

"By chronicling the good and bad of the contemporary revolution in Mexico, Armand Peschard-Sverdrup and Sara Rioff have compiled a book that expertly examines the evolution of a country of great importance to the United States as the two countries head into the twenty-first century."^[3]

• The Future of North America, 2025: Outlook and Recommendations (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008), ISBN 978-0892065202
• Mexican Governance: From Single-Party Rule to Divided Government (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2005), ISBN 978-0892064571
• U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Water Management: The Case of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2003), ISBN 978-0892064243
• Forecasting Mexico's Democratic Transition: Scenarios for Policymakers (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2003), ISBN 978-0892064380
• New Horizons in U.S.-Mexico Relations: Recommendations for Policymakers (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2001), ISBN 978-0892063970
• The New North America: A Guide to Relations with Canada and Mexico (Policy Papers on the Americas) (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1997)