Roberta S. Jacobson

Roberta S. Jacobson is a Founding Partner of Dinámica Americas.

Jacobson served as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from May 2016 until May 2018 and as the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from March 2012 to May 2016. During 30 years at the Department of State, she held various positions in the Department’s Western Hemisphere Bureau, embassies in Argentina and Peru, and the White House. She also served as White House Coordinator for the Southwest Border from January to April 2021.

Jacobson serves on the Board of Directors of Liberty Latin America and SoundThinking (formerly ShotSpotter). She taught at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics as a Pritzker Fellow and is the host of the podcast, “The Mexican Dream.” Jacobson served as a senior advisor on the Western Hemisphere at Denton’s Global Advisors/Albright Stonebridge Group from 2019-2023.

Insights by Roberta

May 30, 2024

El futuro de Estados Unidos reside en las Américas

EL PAÍS

Las Américas suelen pasarse por alto, como si fueran un mundo periférico aparte. Washington debe aceptar la región como una parte indispensable. Por Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo

May 30, 2024

In a chaotic world, an indispensable hemisphere

EL PAÍS

America’s future lies with the Americas - a powerful reality policymakers and political leaders alike must embrace in the face of a chaotic world. By Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo.

May 7, 2024

The Mexican Dream Podcast - May Episodes

Un podcast conducido por Roberta Jacobson, ex Embajadora de Estados Unidos en México, que nos muestra las fortalezas y oportunidades, políticas y socioeconómicas, de ambas naciones. Una forma intergeneracional de observar el sueño mexicano.

Apr 23, 2024

The Mexican Dream Podcast - April Episodes

Un podcast conducido por Roberta Jacobson, ex Embajadora de Estados Unidos en México, que nos muestra las fortalezas y oportunidades, políticas y socioeconómicas, de ambas naciones. Una forma intergeneracional de observar el sueño mexicano.