
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
Global & Resident Fellows

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, Iván Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom and the Wilson Center;
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