Inter-American Dialogue

What Inter-American Dialogue does

The Inter-American Dialogue is a Washington, DC-based non-profit think tank founded in 1982 that functions as the premier U.S. center for policy analysis, communication, and exchange on Western Hemisphere affairs. It operates seven thematic programs covering Brazil, Mexico, Asia & Latin America, Education, Energy Transition & Climate, Migration/Remittances & Development, and the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, plus initiatives on Cities, Citizen Security, and Gender Rights. Its core products are three advisory publications (Latin America Advisor, Financial Services Advisor, and Energy Advisor) that deliver daily or regular expert Q&A analysis to members and subscribers, supplemented by Reports, Books, Articles, Op-Eds, Event Summaries, and Blogs. There is no proprietary technology platform; the core capability is human expert analysis and convening power.

The organization reaches its audience of policymakers, business leaders, and civil society through an event-driven go-to-market model anchored by recurring high-profile conferences (including the 12th annual Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference, the 8th annual CAF Latin America Energy Conference, and the Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala), congressional staff delegations, and editorial placement in tier-one media outlets such as the New York Times, BBC World News, El País, and Bloomberg Television. Distribution channels span a website, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X, and email newsletters. Revenue is generated primarily through a Corporate Program membership that bundles access to the Latin America Advisor and other premium content on an annual subscription basis, supplemented by event sponsorships, paid conference registrations, partnerships with bilateral chambers of commerce (Border Trade Alliance, U.S. Chamber, Amcham-Brasil, BrazilCham, CAF), and donations. Leadership is headed by President & CEO Rebecca Bill Chavez, with program directors overseeing the Brazil, Mexico, and other thematic areas.

Name

Inter-American Dialogue

Legal name

Inter-American Dialogue

Website

https://thedialogue.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Inter-American Dialogue is a Washington, DC-based non-profit think tank founded in 1982 that provides policy analysis, convening, and advisory publications on Western Hemisphere affairs for policymakers, business leaders, and civil society through thematic programs, daily expert Q&A, and recurring conferences.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research and Analysis

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), International Affairs (928120)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy & Strategic Communications (BPAIAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Government & Public Sector Conferences (MPAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Policy research
• Hemispheric policy analysis
• International affairs dialogue
• Think tank publications
• Policy convening events

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Program Membership: The organization operates a Corporate Program that provides member companies with exclusive access to the Latin America Advisor daily publication and other premium content. This membership-based model represents a primary revenue stream for sustained organizational operations.
2. Event Sponsorships and Registrations: The Dialogue generates revenue through event sponsorships, paid conference registrations, and partnerships with organizations like Border Trade Alliance for co-hosted events such as the annual Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Inter-American Dialogue is a non-profit think tank that produces subscription-based policy advisory publications (Latin America Advisor, Financial Services Advisor, Energy Advisor) and convenes high-level conferences, delegations, and working groups on Western Hemisphere affairs. It generates original analysis through themed programs on Brazil, Mexico, Asia-Latin America, Education, Energy Transition & Climate, Migration/Remittances & Development, and Rule of Law, and sustains operations via a Corporate Program membership model, event sponsorships, donations, and grants.

Product overview

The Inter-American Dialogue operates as a think tank and policy organization offering a platform of advisory publications and analytical programs. The core offerings include three specialized advisory publications (Latin America Advisor, Financial Services Advisor, and Energy Advisor) providing daily/regular Q&A analysis from experts. The organization supports these with thematic programs covering Brazil, Mexico, Asia-Latin America relations, Education, Energy Transition & Climate, Migration & Development, and Rule of Law. Additional offerings include published analysis (Reports & Books, Articles & Op-Eds, Event Summaries, Blogs), signature events (Awards Gala, CAF Conference, U.S.-Mexico Border Conference), and initiatives on Cities, Citizen Security, and Gender Rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Latin America Advisor: Daily publication providing Q&A features with expert analysis from policymakers, analysts, scholars, and industry leaders on pressing Latin American issues
• Financial Services Advisor
• Energy Advisor

Products and services

• Latin America Advisor Daily Q&A publication providing expert analysis from leading policymakers, analysts, scholars, and industry leaders on pressing Latin American issues. Available to Corporate Program members and others by subscription.
• Financial Services Advisor Specialized advisory publication focused on financial services, economics, and trade developments across the Americas.
• Energy Advisor Specialized advisory publication covering energy transition, climate policy, and energy sector developments in Latin America.
• Corporate Program Membership Corporate Program providing member companies exclusive access to the Latin America Advisor and other premium content; operates on an annual billing cadence with pricing not publicly disclosed.
• Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference Annual high-level forum bringing together legislators, business leaders, and policy experts to shape cooperative agendas for the U.S.-Mexico border region. Held in its 12th year in June 2026, co-organized with the Border Trade Alliance.
• CAF-Dialogue Conference Annual conference co-hosted with the CAF — Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing regional development, energy integration, clean technology financing, and geopolitical issues.
• Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala Annual awards gala recognizing leaders who have made significant contributions to advancing cooperation, prosperity, and development across the Americas.
• Ground Truth: Elections 2026 Year-long analytical project providing data-driven analysis and strategic insights on the 2026 electoral cycles in Brazil and the United States, designed to help policymakers, business leaders, and stakeholders anticipate policy directions and assess political risks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ground Truth: Elections 2026 - year-long featured project providing data-driven analysis on 2026 electoral cycles in Brazil and the United States
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Border Trade AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026The Border Trade Alliance is a co-organizer of the Twelfth Annual Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference alongside the Inter-American Dialogue's Mexico Program. The partnership convenes decision-makers, industry leaders, and policy experts to discuss cross-border cooperation, trade, migration, critical infrastructure, energy, and emerging technologies.
• U.S. Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026The U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a critical minerals event and reception with the Brazil Program during the congressional staff delegation visit, facilitating dialogue between U.S. business interests and Brazilian government officials.
• Amcham-Brasil (American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Amcham-Brasil co-hosted an event with the Inter-American Dialogue on the final day of the congressional staff delegation to Brazil, featuring discussions on U.S.-Brazil economic ties and bilateral cooperation opportunities.
• U.S. Congressional StaffcoreOthers · 10 June 2026The Brazil Program led a bipartisan congressional staff delegation including senior staff from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, accompanied by Ambassador Liliana Ayalde, to strengthen legislature-to-legislature ties and bilateral understanding.
• Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce (BrazilCham)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026BrazilCham partnered with the Inter-American Dialogue's Brazil Program to produce BrazilCham Talks Episode #4 on Energy Transition and Critical Minerals, exploring Brazil-US collaboration opportunities in clean energy and minerals sectors.
• CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the CaribbeancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025CAF participated in the Eighth Annual Latin America Energy Conference, contributing expertise on regional energy integration, clean technology financing, and geopolitical impacts on Latin American energy markets.
• Ipsos (Clifford Young, Senior Ipsos Fellow)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Senior Ipsos Fellow Clifford Young is part of the strategic partnership for the Ground Truth: Elections 2026 project, contributing data-driven analysis and strategic insights on electoral cycles.
• IDEIA (Mauricio Moura, Board Member)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025IDEIA board member Mauricio Moura is part of the strategic partnership for the Ground Truth: Elections 2026 project, providing expertise on electoral analysis and political dynamics.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Americas Market Intelligence: Americas Market Intelligence is a commercial intelligence and advisory firm focused on Latin American markets, directly competing with the Dialogue for corporate subscription budgets through its own LatAm-focused subscription reports and political risk coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Brookings Institution: Brookings is one of the largest and most established D.C.-based policy research organizations with broad foreign policy programming overlapping the Dialogue's hemispheric analysis, though its scope extends well beyond Latin America.
• Heritage Foundation: Heritage Foundation is a major D.C. think tank with foreign policy and Latin America programming. Although its ideological orientation differs, it competes for the same policymaker attention, donor dollars, and media placements as the Dialogue on hemispheric issues.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): CSIS is a major D.C. policy think tank operating across international affairs including a Western Hemisphere program, occupying a similar thought-leadership and convening role to the Dialogue but with substantially larger staff and budget scale.
• International Crisis Group: International Crisis Group is a global think tank producing field-based analysis on conflict and political risk, with significant Latin America country coverage comparable in editorial output to the Dialogue's analytical work, though with a sharper crisis-prevention lens.
• Atlantic Council: Atlantic Council is a larger D.C.-based international affairs think tank with dedicated Latin America programs and a similar convening and corporate membership model, competing for the same policymakers, business leaders, and corporate sponsors as the Dialogue but across a broader global agenda.

Others

• McLarty Associates: McLarty Associates is a global strategic advisory firm with deep Latin America and public-sector expertise. It does not directly compete with the Dialogue's nonpartisan convening model but overlaps in audience (corporate Latin America decision-makers) and adjacent in advisory services, including drawing from employees who previously worked there.

Direct peers

• Wilson Center: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan policy forum with a dedicated Mexico Institute and broader Latin America programming, making it the closest direct analogue to the Inter-American Dialogue in mission, geographic focus, and convening model.
• Americas Society: Americas Society is a New York–based organization dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue on Western Hemisphere affairs, with parallel programs to the Dialogue on policy analysis, convening, and corporate engagement around the Americas.
• Council of the Americas: Council of the Americas (part of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas family) is the premier hemispheric business and policy membership organization, with a corporate membership model, policy convenings, and corporate programs mirroring the Dialogue's structure and audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TheIADVideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/interamericandialogue
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inter-american-dialogue
• Xx.com/the_dialogue

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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