Ana Isabel Abad, originally from Mexico City, is currently President of the Washington DC Chapter. She has a degree in International Relations and Economics from George Washington University, she currently works as a Latin American researcher at the political risk analysis consultancy Eurasia Group. She has collaborated with different research centers, as well as with the Embassy of Mexico, non-governmental organizations and discussion forums on projects relevant to the bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States, migration issues, and economic and energy policy in Latin America.