Latin America Program Advisory Board

The Latin America Program is supported by an advisory board, composed of former senior officials and private sector leaders from across the region.

Executive Committee

Woods Staton
Executive Chairman, Arcos Dorados
Marisol Argueta
Head of Latin America, World Economic Forum
Carlos “Ucho” Barrera
CEO, Atlas Renewable Energy
The Honorable Liliana Ayalde
Former US Ambassador to Brazil and Paraguay
Andrew Cummins
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Explorador Capital Management
The Honorable John Feeley
Former US Ambassador to Panama
Patricia Grad
Partner, Arsenal Capital Partners
Mary Ann Walker
Founder, Walker Advertising

Board Members

Amb. Jeffrey DeLaurentis 
Distinguished Fellow
Monica P. Medina
Arnhold Distinguished Fellow at Conservation International
The Honorable Jaime Alemán
Former Panamanian Ambassador to the US
Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida
Professor, Universidade de São Paulo
The Honorable Roberto Álvarez
Foreign Minister, Dominican Republic (On Leave)
The Honorable Anne Slaughter Andrew
Former US Ambassador to Costa Rica
The Honorable Antonio José Ardila
Former Colombian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Cynthia J. Arnson
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Lázaro Cárdenas Batel
Chief of Staff to President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico (On Leave)
Estrellita Brodsky
Art Historian, Collector, and Philanthropist
Margaret Crahan
Professor, Columbia University
Richard Feinberg
Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego
Gaela Gehring Flores
Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Wendy Luers
President, Foundation for a Civil Society
The Honorable Noah Mamet
Former US Ambassador to Argentina
The Honorable Luis Alberto Moreno
Former President, Inter-American Development Bank
The Honorable Heraldo Muñoz
Former Foreign Minister, Chile
Jonathan Nelson
CEO & Founder, HF Capital
Ana Janaina Nelson
Senior Director for Latin America, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Juan Esteban Orduz
Founder, Archeterra Global Advisors
Marta Jara Otero
Former President of ANCAP
Luis Rivas
Varyag Consulting Group
The Honorable Francis Rooney
Former US Ambassador to the Holy See
Roberto Russell
Professor, Universidad Torcuato di Tella | President, Vidanta Foundation
Gabriela Sakamoto
Partner, Mayer Brown
Augusto de la Torre
Former Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank Group
Paula Uribe
Director, External Affairs Latin America, Rio Tinto
Daniel Zovatto
Former Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, International IDEA
Gustavo Vollmer
Chairman and CEO, Mercantil Servicios Financieros Internacional
The Honorable Arturo Valenzuela
Former Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
Francisco Sagasti
Former President of Peru
Kezia McKeague
Managing Director, McLarty Associates
María Vélez
Founder and CEO, Crack the Code