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
Exclusive: US revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians in new drug war front
Reuters interviewed Founding Partner Roberta Jacobson about U.S.-Mexico relations.
The Mexican Dream Podcast - Season 4
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.
Liberty Networks LINKS 2025 Telecoms Conference: A Connected Leadership Experience
Roberta Jacobson offered advice for the telecoms industry on how to navigate dynamics with the new Trump administration.
AQ Podcast | What Kamala Harris Would Mean for Latin America Policy
How might a Harris administration differ from a second Biden term in its approach to the region? With guest Roberta S. Jacobson, a former State Department official.
Lawfare Daily: Former Ambassador Roberta Jacobson on the Mexico Presidential Election
Discussing the election of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum with Roberta S. Jacobson, Anna Hickey and Jen Patja.
In a chaotic world, an indispensable hemisphere
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.
El futuro de Estados Unidos reside en las Américas
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
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.
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.