Professional Affiliation

Director and Head of Practice for Citizen Security at Creative Associates International

Expert Bio

Enrique Roig joined Creative Associates in June 2015, where he leads international development project related to citizen security across the globe. He has worked at Creative Associates at various points in his career, including in 2009 and the mid-1990s, during which he also worked on citizen security and human rights. Prior to joining Creative Associates in 2015, Roig worked as the Coordinator for the Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) and as a Citizen Security Specialist at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He has nearly 20 years of experience in democratization and governance, conflict prevention and resolution, and humanitarian assistance. Throughout his career, Roig has led various international development and citizen security initiatives in the Northern Triangle of Central America, Colombia, Panama and Serbia. Roig holds an M.A. in International Relations from American University in Washington, D.C., and a B.A. in Political Science from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.