JLM

I turn intent into something executable.

Who I am

I'm a public policy professional who helps organizations put evidence to work for their strategy and purpose, combining quality data, artificial intelligence, and critical thinking.

I work at the point where an organization already knows what it wants to achieve but doesn't yet have the path that gets it there — or a way to later prove it arrived. I design theories of change, vertical logic, and output-to-impact indicator systems; conduct evaluations; implement learning mechanisms; and build AI-assisted research workflows that turn weeks of work into days.

My view on artificial intelligence is the same as my view on data: the time it saves is the least valuable thing it does. Its real value is raising the quality of what gets produced — and only when a person with sound judgment is in charge, aware that everyone carries biases.

I work in Spanish, English, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Track record in numbers

  • 15+ years in public policy, monitoring, evaluation, and research

  • 100+ projects totaling USD 60 million

  • Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the United Kingdom

  • Three working languages

Leadership and recognition

  • Chevening Scholar

    The UK government's scholarship for future leaders.

  • UK Alumni Ambassador for the Americas

    Appointed through a competitive process by the British Council (2024–2025).

Education

  • Executive MBAQuantic School of Business and Technology, United States
  • Master's in Corruption and GovernanceUniversity of Sussex, United Kingdom
  • Bachelor's in JournalismUniversidad Arturo Michelena, Venezuela
  • Continuing educationInter-American Development Bank, Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics, and CIDE

Clients and counterparts

  • Multilateral development banks

    Inter-American Development Bank

  • Donor governments and international cooperation agencies

    USAID·U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)·UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)·Government of Japan

  • Implementing firms and international consultancies

    NTT Data·Chemonics International·GovRisk·IBTCI·Pan American Development Foundation (PADF)·SCOPEN

  • Civil society and think tanks

    Natural Resource Governance Institute·Espacio Público·Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO)

  • Government counterparts

    National and subnational governments across Latin America

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