Authors

Dr. Emily C. Saunders is a research coordinator with the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) at Vanderbilt University.

Jessica M. Brunelle is a Vanderbilt alumna and works in management consulting in Dallas, Texas.

Fred Ehrsam is cofounder and president of Coinbase. Previously, he was a foreign exchange trader at Goldman Sachs and has also analyzed portfolios at BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world.

Jackie Hyland is senior investment analyst at Accion Venture Lab, a seed stage investment fund within Accion International.

Erik Stettler is the director of Socialatom Ventures, a seed fund that invests in global startups from Latin America.

Diego Molano Vega is Colombia’s Minister of Information Technology and Communications.

Aaron Oliker is cofounder and chief innovation officer at BioDigital, Inc. and adjunct faculty member at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Jaime Hamre is a freelance journalist based in Panama City, Panama and a former fellow at the Center for Democracy in the Americas.

Nicolas Albertoni is an M.A. candidate at Georgetown University and professor at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay. He has authored two books: “Instrucciones para inventar la rueda. Qué tienen los países que progresan y cómo aplicarlo a Uruguay?” (Taurus, 2014) and “Entre el Barrio y el Mundo ¿Mercosur o el Modelo Chileno?” (Taurus, 2011).

Perla López is a DREAMer and a Youth Power Project member of Make the Road New York.

Rhodri Davies is a freelance journalist based in London. He has reported on politics, policy and social issues from more than a dozen countries. He has worked out of Latin America and the Middle East for several years, producing written and visual content for print, online and broadcast media. His Twitter handle is @rrdvs.

Jennifer Arias is a contributing blogger to AQ Online. She is a Policy intern and currently studying at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. Her Twitter account is ‏@JennyAriasG.