Érika Josefa Santiago
Erika holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a degree in Business Administration, with more than 9 years of experience in the energy sector and 5 years of experience in the financial sector. She currently serves as Corporate Affairs and Impact Director at AES Mexico and as President of the Energy Committee at AmCham Mexico. […]
Thad Kousser
Thad Kousser, who studies American state and national politics, voting reforms, direct democracy, and how politicians use social media, joined the department in 2003 and served as its chair from 2016-2022. His work has been published in journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Political Science Review, the Revue Francaise de Science Politique, […]
Lamberto Camacho
Cecilia De La Macorra
Cecilia De La Macorra serves as senior director for international governmentrelations at Exxon Mobil Corporation, in Washington, DC, focusing on the Americasand global advocacy. She is responsible for managing ExxonMobil’s affiliates in the Americas, developingpolitical and geopolitical analysis, executing policy and advocacy strategies. Shemanages the corporation’s strategic partnership with the World Economic Forum(WEF) where she […]
Dario Febre
Darío Febré is a Latin American energy executive and advisor with more than 25 years of experience across energy markets, business development, regulation and the energy transition. He is an Independent Board Member at Genneia, Argentina’s leading renewable power generation company. He spent most of his career with ENGIE (formerly GDF SUEZ), where he held […]
Paula A. Cordeiro
Dr. Paula A. Cordeiro is the Dammeyer Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership and Education at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. She directs the Master of Arts in Social Innovation and leads graduate and executive programs focused on social entrepreneurship, sustainability, philanthropy, governance, and systems change. Cordeiro served as […]
Doug Liden
Doug Liden is a water infrastructure engineer and cross-border environmental policy leader with more than three decades of experience addressing wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, and water reuse challenges along the U.S.-Mexico border. He joined the Institute of the Americas as a Non-Resident Fellow in 2026 after a 34-year career with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. […]
Jeremy Martin
Jeremy M. Martin is Vice President of Energy at the Institute of the Americas, where he leads and contributes to research and dialogue on energy policy, markets, and geopolitics across the Western Hemisphere. He is a frequent commentator and writer on Latin American and energy issues and has testified before the U.S. Congress on energy […]
Richard Kiy
Richard Kiy has served as President and CEO of the Institute of the Americas since August 2020. His career spans international philanthropy, business development, environmental policy, and U.S.-Mexico relations. Before joining the Institute, he led the International Community Foundation for nearly 14 years and previously held senior roles with PriceSmart, the U.S. Department of Energy, […]
Cecilia Farfán
Dr. Cecilia Farfán Méndez is Head of the North American Observatory at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. She is an expert on Mexican organized crime, U.S.-Mexico security cooperation, criminal business models, and gender and organized crime. Before joining the Global Initiative, she led research at UC San Diego’s Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Farfán-Méndez […]