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
Is the U.N. Poised for a Leader From Latin America?
The Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor published Founding Partner Nick Zimmerman’s Q&A on the 2026 UN Secretary General Election
A contagem regressiva para o tarifaço de Trump
El podcast O Assunto de O Globo entrevistó al socio fundador Nick Zimmerman con respecto a los aranceles estadounidenses a Brasil.
Analistas americanos sobre crise Brasil-EUA: 'Vai piorar antes de melhorar'
El periódico brasileño UOL citó al socio fundador Nick Zimmerman sobre la tensión que los aranceles estadounidenses han generado en las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Brasil.
La confirmación del embajador designado por Trump no correría riesgo en EE.UU., pero puede enfrentar algunas demoras
El periódico argentino La Nación entrevistó al socio fundador Nick Zimmerman sobre la alianza entre Estados Unidos y Argentina.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation Talk
Nick Zimmerman and Ricardo Zuniga discuss the economic and political implications of the Trump administration’s foreign policy in Latin America and Brazil.
Venezuela: Um País Dividido
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".
En las Américas, el “soft power” de Biden es relevante
Un segundo mandato de Biden seguiría promoviendo la democracia y abordaría puntos conflictivos como Haití y Venezuela, escriben dos ex funcionarios de seguridad nacional. Coescrito por Ricardo Zúniga y Nick Zimmerman.
In the Americas, Democrats’ “Soft Power Matters”
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.
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 2024 Latin America Security Conference: January 25, 2024
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