Carl Meacham

Carl is a seasoned foreign policy professional with extensive experience in public service, think tanks and the private sector. Before joining BGA, he served as CEO of Global Americans, a nonpartisan think tank focused on U.S. policy toward the Americas.

Carl was U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar’s senior staffer for Latin America on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and directed the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In the private sector, he held leadership roles in government affairs for Latin America at Uber and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and was a Managing Director at FTI Consulting, specializing in strategic communications and political risk management. Carl also serves in an advisory role at Andes Risk Group, based in Santiago, Chile.

Earlier in his career, Carl worked for Senate Majority Leaders Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid and held a political appointee position at the U.S. Department of Commerce in President Bill Clinton’s administration.

Carl holds a B.A. from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and M.A. degrees from Columbia University and American University. He is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Born in the United States and a native Spanish speaker, Carl spent much of his childhood in Chile, his mother’s homeland.