Authors

Juan Manuel Santos is the president of Colombia.

Shannon Young is an independent journalist based in Oaxaca City. Follow her work on Twitter at @syoungreports

Anne Vigna is a journalist for Agência Pública based in Rio de Janeiro.

Jason Fargo is Latin America team leader at Energy Intelligence in New York. He writes regularly about oil and gas projects and energy policy throughout the region.

Sérgio Moro is a federal judge based in Curitiba.

Diego Recinos is a member of the Class of 2016 at Amherst College.

Nelson Almanzar is co-founder of Talos Digital, Inc., a software company based in New York, Austin and Medellín. Follow him @NelsonNYC.

Franziska Heuschkel is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn, New York.

Victor Umaña is director of the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainability at INCAE Business School.

Robert Kozak is a freelance journalist based in Lima, where he was bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal for almost 17 years. He previously worked as a correspondent for Reuters in Mexico City, Ottawa and Toronto.

Maria del Carmen Landa is a public policy programs associate for Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Follow her on Twitter @mclanda.

Vanessa Rosales is a faashion and style writer and editorial consultant from Cartagena, Colombia.

Elizabeth Gonzalez is a web and media associate at AS/COA. She covers the Caribbean and outhern Cone for AS/COA Online. Follow her on Twitter @El_iG.

Carlos Aguilar is a Mexico City-born freelance film journalist, critic and filmmaker. In 2014, he was one of six young film critics to be chosen for the first Roger Ebert Fellowship, organized by the Sundance Institute and Indiewire. He is based in Los Angeles.