Jordi Amaral is a former Research Consultant at MPI, where he worked with the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative. He is a Research Analyst at Hxagon and a freelance researcher and writer specializing in Latin America and the Caribbean, migration, politics, human rights, security and rule of law, and development. Previously, he worked with the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Atlantic Council, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Central American Resource Center, and ONG Rescate.
Mr. Amaral holds a BA in international affairs and Latin American and hemispheric studies from the George Washington University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude.