Staff and Fellows
Program Staff
Benjamin N. Gedan, PhD
Director, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
Anders Beal
Senior Associate, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
Beatriz García Nice
Associate / GBV Project Lead
Facundo Robles
Program Coordinator, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
Bryden Sandifer
Research Assistant, Latin America Program
Cynthia J. Arnson
Distinguished Fellow and Former Director, Latin America Program
Maximiliano Bello
Global Fellow, Latin American Program;
Senior Advisor, Mission Blue
Senior Advisor, Mission Blue
James Bosworth
Global Fellow;
Founder, Latin America Risk Report & Hxagon Consulting
Founder, Latin America Risk Report & Hxagon Consulting
William Brownfield
Distinguished Fellow;
Career Ambassador serving as US Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia from 2001-2010; former Assistant Secretary of State for Drugs and Law Enforcement
Career Ambassador serving as US Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia from 2001-2010; former Assistant Secretary of State for Drugs and Law Enforcement
Francisco de Santibañes
Global Fellow;
Director, Argentine Council for International Relations
Director, Argentine Council for International Relations
Maryhen Jiménez Morales
Former Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Oxford and Wilson Center
Eric L. Olson
Global Fellow;
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Seattle International Foundation
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Seattle International Foundation
Catherine Osborn
Global Fellow;
Independent journalist, Writer of Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief
Independent journalist, Writer of Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief
Michael A. Penfold
Global Fellow;
Professor of Political Science, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) Business and Public Policy School, Venezuela
Professor of Political Science, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) Business and Public Policy School, Venezuela
Arturo C. Porzecanski
Global Fellow;
Research Fellow, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, American University
Research Fellow, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, American University
Paulo Sotero
Distinguished Fellow
Sergio Gusmão Suchodolski
Global Fellow;
Executive Vice President, VR Investment
Executive Vice President, VR Investment
Natalie Unterstell
Global Fellow;
President, Talanoa; member, UN Green Climate Fund’s accreditation panel
President, Talanoa; member, UN Green Climate Fund’s accreditation panel
Patricia I. Vásquez
Global Fellow;
Independent Energy Expert, Former Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace
Independent Energy Expert, Former Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace
Nicholas Zimmerman
Global Fellow
Daniel Zovatto
Global Fellow, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
Jerry Haar
Global Fellow;
Professor of International Business and Executive Director for the Americas, College of Business, Florida International University
Professor of International Business and Executive Director for the Americas, College of Business, Florida International University