
What Would a New U.S. Administration Mean for the Region?
How would a Democratic administration differ from a second Trump term with regard to foreign policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean?
United States |  Senior Managing Director, Ankura
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Michelle DiGruttolo is a senior managing director at Ankura where she brings more than 25 years of experience as a trusted advisor to senior decision-makers in the White House, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State, and to corporate executives. She leads the firm’s geopolitical advisory team and is based in Washington, DC.
DiGruttolo leverages her geopolitical expertise to help clients identify risks and opportunities in emerging and frontier markets, and specializes in the developing field of digital terrain analysis. She is also an adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics, and the assistant director of Intelligence for the Military Cyber Professionals Association.
DiGruttolo is an Army intelligence veteran with over 20 years’ experience in the U.S. intelligence community, primarily in military and geopolitical risk analysis and production, and senior executive level support.
Prior to joining Ankura, DiGruttolo worked as a business development executive and strategic planner for Lockheed Martin. While there, she developed a business strategy to capture over $600 million in defense intelligence business.
DiGruttolo was an event speaker at the Dialogue.
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