Nick Zimmerman

Nick Zimmerman is a Founding Partner of Dinámica Americas.

Zimmerman served as Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, White House National Security Council Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Affairs, and Special Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. He has also supported three of the last five U.S. presidential campaigns.

Since 2017, Zimmerman has had leadership roles in several strategic advisory firms, including as a senior advisor on the Americas at WestExec Advisors and as director of U.S. policy at Macro Advisory Partners. In these capacities, he has counseled Fortune 500 companies, philanthropies, and civil society on U.S. politics and policy, as well as on political, economic, and regulatory developments in the Americas. He was a senior advisor and global fellow at the Latin American Program’s Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from 2021 to 2025.

Insights by Nick

Feb 26, 2025

Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation Talk

Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation

Nick Zimmerman and Ricardo Zuniga discuss the economic and political implications of the Trump administration’s foreign policy in Latin America and Brazil.

Aug 18, 2024

Venezuela: Um País Dividido

GloboNews

O ex-consultor estratégico de Obama para assuntos relativos ao Brasil, Nick Zimmerman, fala sobre a situação na Venezuela: "É um processo que está longe de ser encerrado".

Jul 16, 2024

En las Américas, el “soft power” de Biden es relevante

Americas Quarterly

Un segundo mandato de Biden seguiría promoviendo la democracia y abordaría puntos conflictivos como Haití y Venezuela, escriben dos ex funcionarios de seguridad nacional.

Jul 16, 2024

In the Americas, Democrats’ “Soft Power Matters”

Americas Quarterly

A continuation of Biden's policies would promote democracy while addressing hotspots like Haiti and Venezuela, two former national security officials, Ricardo Zuniga and Nick Zimmerman, write.

Jan 25, 2024

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 2024 Latin America Security Conference: January 25, 2024

Royal United Services Institute

Nick Zimmerman discusses how the United Kingdom, United States, and Latin America can balance their own geopolitical ambitions while simultaneously navigating potential power struggles and divergent objectives

Apr 18, 2023

Is Brazil back on the global stage? Lula's foreign policy in his first 100 days, with Nick Zimmerman

The Brazilian Report & Wilson Center Brazil Institute

Former White House Adviser for South America Nick Zimmerman analyzes the foreign policy of the Lula administration during its first 100 days.