Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

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Daniel Batlle is an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Biography

Daniel Batlle is an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.

During the George W. Bush administration, Mr. Batlle served in senior roles at the State Department and at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Prior to that, he worked at Freedom House, where he led programs to strengthen democratic governance and rule of law in Latin America. Earlier, he was a legislative aide to US Representative David McIntosh.

Since serving in government, he has worked in a number of international business and consulting roles, in which he led global business development at an infrastructure advisory firm and served clients in the food and beverage, retail, and hospitality industries. Most recently, as managing director for Latin America at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), he supported and advocated for the region’s commercial real estate developers and retailers and organized trade shows and conferences.

Mr. Batlle received a BA from Wheaton College and an MBA from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business, where he was a Smith Fellow.

Events
04
April 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Mexico Navigates New Challenges
Featured Speakers:
Luis Rubio
Antonio Ortiz-Mena, PhD
John Creamer
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
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04
April 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Mexico Navigates New Challenges

Join Hudson Institute for a panel discussion examining the potential scenarios for Mexico and the future of the US-Mexico relationship.

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Featured Speakers:
Luis Rubio
Antonio Ortiz-Mena, PhD
John Creamer
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
17
March 2025
Past Event
Can Ecuador Subdue Organized Crime?
Featured Speakers:
Amb. Mike Fitzpatrick
John Polga-Hecimovich
Isabel Chiriboga
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
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17
March 2025
Past Event
Can Ecuador Subdue Organized Crime?

Former United States Ambassador to Ecuador Mike Fitzpatrick, Atlantic Council scholar Isabel Chiriboga, and US Naval Academy Professor John Polga-Hecimovich will join Hudson’s Daniel Batlle to examine Ecuador’s fight against organized crime and how the election results will shape the country’s security strategy.

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Featured Speakers:
Amb. Mike Fitzpatrick
John Polga-Hecimovich
Isabel Chiriboga
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
04
March 2025
Past Event
The Maduro Menace: A Conversation with María Corina Machado
Featured Speakers:
María Corina Machado
Daniel Batlle
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during an opposition protest  on January 9, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
04
March 2025
Past Event
The Maduro Menace: A Conversation with María Corina Machado

María Corina Machado will discuss the implications of Maduro’s dictatorship for Venezuela and the US.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during an opposition protest  on January 9, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
María Corina Machado
Daniel Batlle
01
November 2024
Past Event
Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Félix Maradiaga
University students demand Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government release the political prisoners in Managua on February 3, 2020. (Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)
01
November 2024
Past Event
Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America

Join Hudson Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Nicaraguan democracy leader and Freedom House Trustee Félix Maradiaga to examine how today’s autocrats exert control and why democracies need new tactics to support democratic leaders in the region.

University students demand Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government release the political prisoners in Managua on February 3, 2020. (Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Félix Maradiaga
Policemen stand guard while supporters of slain Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio pay their respects during an act organized by the Movimiento Construye party and friends at the Quito Exhibition Center in Quito on August 11, 2023. (Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images)
Caption
Policemen stand guard while supporters of slain Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio pay their respects during an act organized by the Movimiento Construye party and friends at the Quito Exhibition Center in Quito on August 11, 2023. (Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images)