About Us

R.E.A.L. – Red de Expertos y Analistas Latinoamericanos – is an Independent International Non- Governmental Not-for-Profit Organization (INGO) registered and based in Washington, D.C., and recognized by the IRS as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). 

In alignment with our core values and aspirations, R.E.A.L is steadfastly committed to advancing the cause of unity and collaboration among diverse stakeholders in the Americas. Our mission is to foster Security, Defense, Development, and Democracy through advisory, consultancy, and project execution services across the Latin American region.​

Our organization firmly believes in the power of collective effort and joint initiatives to effect meaningful change. Hence, our strength lies in leveraging the knowledge and expertise of our diverse team of carefully selected multidisciplinary professionals, each with extensive and field-proven experience.

Despite its relatively short history, R.E.A.L. has quickly established itself as a dependable and well-prepared partner capable of executing projects successfully and avoiding errors that can arise from improvisation. Our unique and non-traditional work methodology allows us to tailor our services to address complex challenges in the region while maintaining a cohesive approach by coordinating activities, sharing knowledge, and learning from one another. This synchronization enhances the impact of our work, allowing us to offer innovative solutions to each context.​

R.E.A.L. remains resolute in its determination to be a catalyst for positive transformation, addressing global concerns ranging from climate change to conflict resolution and the protection of human rights. Through strategic alliances, research-based approaches, and practical interventions, we aim to contribute to a world where peace, stability, and progress are accessible to all. Therefore, we invite all like-minded individuals and organizations to join hands in our shared endeavor to promote cooperative action for a prosperous future where shared aspirations prevail, and humanity thrives.​

R. E. A. L.

PRESIDENT & CEO​

Gonzalo Ramos Lema

VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Leyla Elisa Díaz López

SECRETARY GENERAL / CHRO

Yarida Hernández

CFO / COUNTRY REP. - USA

Miguel Angel Robles

BOARD MEMBER

Blanca Virginia Acosta

BOARD MEMBER​

Juan Carlos Molina

CHIEF OF STAFF

Paula Daniela Ramos

BOARD LEGAL ADV. / CR - PARAGUAY

José Ayala Centurión

R.E.A.L

PRESIDENT & CEO​

Gonzalo Ramos Lema

VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Leyla Elisa Díaz López

SECRETARY GENERAL / CHRO

Yarida Hernández

CFO / COUNTRY REP. - USA

Miguel Angel Robles

BOARD MEMBER

Blanca Virginia Acosta

BOARD MEMBER​

Juan Carlos Molina

CHIEF OF STAFF

Paula Daniela Ramos

BOARD LEGAL ADV. / CR - PARAGUAY

José Ayala Centurión

COUNTRY REP. – COLOMBIA​

Gustavo Adolfo Adaime Cabrera

Think-Tank Advisor

Antonio Apala Rodríguez

Organized and Transnational Crime Director

Arturo Eloy Barraza Luyo

COUNTRY REP. - BOLIVIA

Yamil Borda Sosa

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Jorge Luis Cardich Pulgar

COUNTRY REP. - VENEZUELA​

Juan Francisco Contreras Arrieche

ELECTIONS COMMITTEE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Juana Isabel Ferreira

CORPORATE PORTFOLIO ADVISOR

Sonia María Galán Paniagua

ELECTIONS & ETHICS COMMITTEES ASS. DIR.

Yilberto Lahuerta Percipiano

COUNTRY REP. / ECUADOR​

María Victoria Proaño Costales

COU. REP. / COSTA RICA

Fiorella Andrea Rojas Ballestero

COUNTRY REP. / MEXICO

Ever Diego Sandoval Martínez

TBD

Pablo Enrique Torres Castillo

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

José Alberto Ysla Urquiza

Project & Programs Associate Director

Juan Carlos Gomez Davila

STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR​

Aroldo Hurtado Vargas

EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADV.

Hugo Acha

PROJECT & PROGRAMS  M&E  ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Ana Karen Basurto Scott

Country Rep. - ARGENTINA

Ciro Atilio Caceres

HUMAN RIGHTS & SECURITY ADVISOR​

Luis Humberto Chinchilla López

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION ADVISOR

Guillermo Cienfuegos Galindo

PLANNING ADVISOR​

Silvia Marynelly De León Garzona

CHF. COMMUNICATIONS OFF.

Rocio Del Pilar Cruz Esdeigue

Country Rep. - ITALY

Alessandra Delli Quadri

COUNTRY REP. –SPAIN

Raquel Garcia Ruiz de los Paños

Associate Director of strategy, training and education

María del Carmen Giménez Sivulec

Climate Change and Sustainability Associate Director

Antonio Fernando Gryzbowski Gainza

CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Fredy Alejandro Hernández Linares

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Antonio Gustavo Jordan Mendoza

COUNTRY REP. - PERU

Abraham Alejandro Lescano Salazar

COUNTRY REP. / HONDURAS​

Andrés Alberto Midence Martínez

TRAINING & EDU. DIR.

Omar Ricardo Pericon Pacheco

PROJECT & PROGRAMS DIRECTOR​

Jose Fernando Reina Mendez

Advisor to the CFO

Guillermo Favio Sempertegui

REGIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

Diego Jesus Pajares Andonayre

TBD

Jessica Germano de Lima Silva

TBD

Felix Argueta

TBD

Braggi A Bamberger

TBD

Elizabeth Asunción Calderón Távara

TBD

Javier F Calderon Reyes

TBD

Alexander Eduardo V. Ferreira

TBD

Cristian Giovanni Fonseca Gutiérrez

TBD

Norberto Adrian Gabott

TBD

Leidy Beatriz García Rodríguez

Antonio Eduardo Garcia Falckenheiner

TBD

Gabriel Andres Jimenez Almeira

TBD

Elena Elizabeth Lon Kan Prado

TBD

Carolina López Saa

TBD

Alberto Mera Leyva

TBD

Cesar Morales Huerta-Mercado

TBD

Julio Cesar Moyano Hernandez

TBD

Ximena Paola Rodríguez Calderón

TBD

Karen Maribel Romero Pacheco

TBD

Rodolfo Tapia

TBD

Mariano Hector Verduzco

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

José Alberto Ysla Urquiza

ELECTIONS COMMITTEE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Juana Isabel Ferreira

TBD

Cristian Giovanni Fonseca Gutiérrez

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION ADVISOR

Guillermo Cienfuegos Galindo

STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR​

Aroldo Hurtado Vargas

COUNTRY REP. – COLOMBIA​

Gustavo Adolfo Adaime Cabrera

PROJECT & PROGRAMS  M&E  ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Ana Karen Basurto Scott

BOARD LEGAL ADV. / CR - PARAGUAY

José Ayala Centurión

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CHF. COMMUNICATIONS OFF.

Rocio Del Pilar Cruz Esdeigue

TRAINING & EDU. DIR.

Omar Ricardo Pericon Pacheco

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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION ADVISOR

Guillermo Cienfuegos Galindo

EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADV.

Hugo Acha

TBD

Julio Cesar Moyano Hernandez

COU. REP. / COSTA RICA

Fiorella Andrea Rojas Ballestero

COUNTRY REP. / MEXICO

Ever Diego Sandoval Martínez

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CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Fredy Alejandro Hernández Linares

TBD

Norberto Adrian Gabott

CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Fredy Alejandro Hernández Linares

SECRETARY GENERAL / CHRO

Yarida Hernández

PROJECT & PROGRAMS  M&E  ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Ana Karen Basurto Scott

TBD

Alberto Mera Leyva

TBD

Norberto Adrian Gabott

TBD

Alexander Eduardo V. Ferreira

TBD

Gabriel Andres Jimenez Almeira

COUNTRY REP. – COLOMBIA​

Gustavo Adolfo Adaime Cabrera

ELECTIONS COMMITTEE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Juana Isabel Ferreira

CHIEF OF STAFF

Paula Daniela Ramos

PRESIDENT & CEO​

Gonzalo Ramos Lema

Think-Tank Advisor

Antonio Apala Rodríguez

CHF. COMMUNICATIONS OFF.

Rocio Del Pilar Cruz Esdeigue

TBD

Jessica Germano de Lima Silva

TBD

Julio Cesar Moyano Hernandez

CORPORATE PORTFOLIO ADVISOR

Sonia María Galán Paniagua

Antonio Eduardo Garcia Falckenheiner

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

José Alberto Ysla Urquiza

TBD

Elizabeth Asunción Calderón Távara

Associate Director of strategy, training and education

María del Carmen Giménez Sivulec

Climate Change and Sustainability Associate Director

Antonio Fernando Gryzbowski Gainza

TBD

Alexander Eduardo V. Ferreira

COU. REP. / COSTA RICA

Fiorella Andrea Rojas Ballestero

No data was found
Country Rep. - ITALY

Alessandra Delli Quadri

COU. REP. / COSTA RICA

Fiorella Andrea Rojas Ballestero

COUNTRY REP. / ECUADOR​

María Victoria Proaño Costales

Think-Tank Advisor

Antonio Apala Rodríguez

COUNTRY REP. – COLOMBIA​

Gustavo Adolfo Adaime Cabrera

COUNTRY REP. - VENEZUELA​

Juan Francisco Contreras Arrieche

CHIEF OF STAFF

Paula Daniela Ramos

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Antonio Gustavo Jordan Mendoza

TBD

Pablo Enrique Torres Castillo

ELECTIONS & ETHICS COMMITTEES ASS. DIR.

Yilberto Lahuerta Percipiano

PLANNING ADVISOR​

Silvia Marynelly De León Garzona

SECRETARY GENERAL / CHRO

Yarida Hernández

COUNTRY REP. / HONDURAS​

Andrés Alberto Midence Martínez

PROJECT & PROGRAMS  M&E  ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Ana Karen Basurto Scott

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION ADVISOR

Guillermo Cienfuegos Galindo

REGIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

Diego Jesus Pajares Andonayre

TBD

Elena Elizabeth Lon Kan Prado

TBD

Gabriel Andres Jimenez Almeira

Country Rep. - ITALY

Alessandra Delli Quadri

BOARD MEMBER

Blanca Virginia Acosta

BOARD MEMBER

Blanca Virginia Acosta

Advisor to the CFO

Guillermo Favio Sempertegui

HUMAN RIGHTS & SECURITY ADVISOR​

Luis Humberto Chinchilla López

VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Leyla Elisa Díaz López

Country Rep. - ITALY

Alessandra Delli Quadri

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Jorge Luis Cardich Pulgar

COUNTRY REP. - PERU

Abraham Alejandro Lescano Salazar

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

José Alberto Ysla Urquiza

CFO / COUNTRY REP. - USA

Miguel Angel Robles

CORPORATE PORTFOLIO ADVISOR

Sonia María Galán Paniagua

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Antonio Gustavo Jordan Mendoza

TBD

Julio Cesar Moyano Hernandez

Antonio Eduardo Garcia Falckenheiner

No data was found
TBD

Carolina López Saa

Advisor to the CFO

Guillermo Favio Sempertegui

BOARD MEMBER​

Juan Carlos Molina

COUNTRY REP. / HONDURAS​

Andrés Alberto Midence Martínez

TBD

Jessica Germano de Lima Silva

BOARD MEMBER​

Juan Carlos Molina

TBD

Cristian Giovanni Fonseca Gutiérrez

CHF. COMMUNICATIONS OFF.

Rocio Del Pilar Cruz Esdeigue

Jefe de Comunicaciones (CCO)

Rocio Del Pilar Cruz Esdeigue

PRESIDENT & CEO​

Gonzalo Ramos Lema

CHIEF OF STAFF

Paula Daniela Ramos

COUNTRY REP. - BOLIVIA

Yamil Borda Sosa

Project & Programs Associate Director

Juan Carlos Gomez Davila

PLANNING ADVISOR​

Silvia Marynelly De León Garzona

TBD

Leidy Beatriz García Rodríguez

TRAINING & EDU. DIR.

Omar Ricardo Pericon Pacheco

BOARD MEMBER​

Juan Carlos Molina

CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Fredy Alejandro Hernández Linares

COUNTRY REP. –SPAIN

Raquel Garcia Ruiz de los Paños

BOARD LEGAL ADV. / CR - PARAGUAY

José Ayala Centurión

TBD

Elena Elizabeth Lon Kan Prado

TBD

Carolina López Saa

TBD

Elizabeth Asunción Calderón Távara

ELECTIONS & ETHICS COMMITTEES ASS. DIR.

Yilberto Lahuerta Percipiano

Climate Change and Sustainability Associate Director

Antonio Fernando Gryzbowski Gainza

TBD

Cristian Giovanni Fonseca Gutiérrez

TBD

Elizabeth Asunción Calderón Távara

Think-Tank Advisor

Antonio Apala Rodríguez

COUNTRY REP. - BOLIVIA

Yamil Borda Sosa

TRAINING & EDU. DIR.

Omar Ricardo Pericon Pacheco

TBD

Pablo Enrique Torres Castillo

STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR​

Aroldo Hurtado Vargas

Project & Programs Associate Director

Juan Carlos Gomez Davila

COUNTRY REP. / ECUADOR​

María Victoria Proaño Costales

HUMAN RIGHTS & SECURITY ADVISOR​

Luis Humberto Chinchilla López

VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Leyla Elisa Díaz López

BOARD MEMBER

Blanca Virginia Acosta

REGIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

Diego Jesus Pajares Andonayre

TBD

Alberto Mera Leyva

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Antonio Gustavo Jordan Mendoza

STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR​

Aroldo Hurtado Vargas

PROJECT & PROGRAMS DIRECTOR​

Jose Fernando Reina Mendez

COUNTRY REP. / ECUADOR​

María Victoria Proaño Costales

COUNTRY REP. / HONDURAS​

Andrés Alberto Midence Martínez

Organized and Transnational Crime Director

Arturo Eloy Barraza Luyo

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Jorge Luis Cardich Pulgar

COUNTRY REP. - PERU

Abraham Alejandro Lescano Salazar

COUNTRY REP. - BOLIVIA

Yamil Borda Sosa

Project & Programs Associate Director

Juan Carlos Gomez Davila

PROJECT & PROGRAMS DIRECTOR​

Jose Fernando Reina Mendez

PLANNING ADVISOR​

Silvia Marynelly De León Garzona

REGIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

Diego Jesus Pajares Andonayre

TBD

Alberto Mera Leyva

PROJECT & PROGRAMS DIRECTOR​

Jose Fernando Reina Mendez

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

José Alberto Ysla Urquiza

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Associate Director of strategy, training and education

María del Carmen Giménez Sivulec

TBD

Pablo Enrique Torres Castillo

HUMAN RIGHTS & SECURITY ADVISOR​

Luis Humberto Chinchilla López

SECRETARY GENERAL / CHRO

Yarida Hernández

North America

EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADV.

Hugo Acha

CFO / COUNTRY REP. - USA

Miguel Angel Robles

CORPORATE PORTFOLIO ADVISOR

Sonia María Galán Paniagua

PLANNING ADVISOR​

Silvia Marynelly De León Garzona

HUMAN RIGHTS & SECURITY ADVISOR​

Luis Humberto Chinchilla López

VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Leyla Elisa Díaz López

SECRETARY GENERAL / CHRO

Yarida Hernández

COUNTRY REP. / HONDURAS​

Andrés Alberto Midence Martínez

COUNTRY REP. / MEXICO

Ever Diego Sandoval Martínez

PROJECT & PROGRAMS  M&E  ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Ana Karen Basurto Scott

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION ADVISOR

Guillermo Cienfuegos Galindo

BOARD MEMBER

Blanca Virginia Acosta

Central America

COU. REP. / COSTA RICA

Fiorella Andrea Rojas Ballestero

Representante Pais - COSTA RICA

Fiorella Andrea Rojas Ballestero

South America

Country Rep. - ARGENTINA

Ciro Atilio Caceres

PRESIDENT & CEO​

Gonzalo Ramos Lema

Think-Tank Advisor

Antonio Apala Rodríguez

CHIEF OF STAFF

Paula Daniela Ramos

COUNTRY REP. - BOLIVIA

Yamil Borda Sosa

THINK-TANK ADVISOR

Antonio Gustavo Jordan Mendoza

TRAINING & EDU. DIR.

Omar Ricardo Pericon Pacheco

Climate Change and Sustainability Associate Director

Antonio Fernando Gryzbowski Gainza

Advisor to the CFO

Guillermo Favio Sempertegui

COUNTRY REP. – COLOMBIA​

Gustavo Adolfo Adaime Cabrera

BOARD MEMBER​

Juan Carlos Molina

TBD

Pablo Enrique Torres Castillo

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Europe

COUNTRY REP. –SPAIN

Raquel Garcia Ruiz de los Paños

Country Rep. - ITALY

Alessandra Delli Quadri

Representante Pais - ESPAÑA

Raquel Garcia Ruiz de los Paños

Representante Pais - ITALY

Alessandra Delli Quadri

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