Who We Are

CATE

Cate is the Director of Client Relationships at Southern Pulse. She manages all market-facing engagements and communication for the company’s Regional Advisory practice, from discovery calls to project delivery and follow up. She ensures that projects are staffed with the best teams, that research and analysis are of high caliber, and that work is completed on time.

Formerly, as an analyst, Cate focused primarily on political risk and organized crime and continues to keep a close eye on the region’s non-democratic regimes. She has conducted extensive work on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. She also tracks non-aligned state activity in the region, such as that of China, Russia, and their allies.

Cate holds a BA in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College and a MA in International Policy and Development from the Middlebury Institute for International Studies. She has lived in Cuba and Argentina, and has spent extensive time in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia.

JERÓNIMO

Jerónimo is the Collections Manager for Southern Pulse, where he supports the Regional Advisory practice via collections. He brings field experience from monitoring the implementation of the Colombian Peace Accord, and carries an affinity for deep research and policy analysis. Jerónimo is engaged in collections on projects from start to finish, ensuring that no stone is left unturned.

He was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia and is particularly interested in peace and conflict studies, with a focus on armed non-state actors and criminal governance. He has a BA in Political Science and Sociology from University of California, Davis. He has published academic articles on environmental drug policy and social capital.

JESÚS

Jesús is the Director of Curation for NelsonAI. He is responsible for overseeing Nelson's daily, weekly, and monthly intake of trusted sources in Latin America and beyond. Jesús has been a journalism professor at the University of Zulia in Venezuela since 1987. He has an Advanced Studies Diploma in Ethics and Access to Information, awarded through the Complutense University of Madrid's international program in Chile.

His academic and professional interests focus on the right to access public information, journalism ethics and the media, and publicly available open data. He has been active for more than a decade in the fight against corruption and disinformation in Venezuela. Jesús has been a reporter, director, and editor for print, radio and digital media outlets, and has experience in fact-checking processes.

NICO

Nicolás is the Director of Research at Southern Pulse, focusing mainly on political risk and organized crime. Originally from Spain, he has worked for a number of years in Mexico, before obtaining a DPhil in History and an MPhil in Latin American Studies from the University of Oxford.

Prior to joining Southern Pulse, he taught Latin American history at University College London, at the University of Oxford, and collaborated with a number of media outlets from Spain, Mexico and Colombia. His academic and professional interests focus on the challenges of establishing democracies in unstable contexts.

PABLO

Pablo is Senior Investigator for South America, having previously managed Southern Pulse’s Chilean subsidiary. He brings more than two decades of deep fieldwork experience to the South America team. Pablo supervises and directs field investigations for Southern Pulse clients in South America. He works closely with new and existing sources, and supports Southern Pulse’s broader collections efforts throughout the region. 

Pablo is considered an expert in public security, well known for his experience supporting clients with their most complex and sensitive issues in the region. He has a degree in Public Security and previously served among national leadership with the Carabineros in Chile, where he specialized in international terrorism investigations, organized crime, and emerging threats. In addition to his work with Southern Pulse, Pablo conducts training in strategic intelligence and continues to work as an Investigator and Consultant for the Office of the Inspector General for the United Nations.

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