Senior Fellows

Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat

Senior Fellow | Democracy & International Relations

Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²)

Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat is a Cuban pro-democracy advocate, political analyst, and international spokesperson for the Cuban Democratic Directorate. A founding member of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, he has...

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Jaime (Jim) Gonzalez

Senior Fellow | Analytical Tradecraft SME

Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²)

Jaime (Jim) Gonzalez is a veteran intelligence professional and U.S. Army officer with more than 40 years of service, distinguished for leading intelligence operations, counterdrug analysis, and strategic threat assessments...

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RAdm Chilean Navy (Ret.) Leonardo Quijarro Santibáñez

Senior Fellow | Naval Strategy, Geopolitics, Defense Logistics & Maritime Security

Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²)

Rear Admiral (Ret.) Leonardo Quijarro Santibáñez is a naval strategist, defense logistics expert, and geopolitical analyst with more than 38 years of service in the Chilean Navy. A Naval Electronics...

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LTC Octavio Pérez, USA (Ret.)

Executive Director, Defense & Intelligence Programs

MSI² Research Institute

Lt. Colonel Octavio Pérez is a U.S. Army intelligence officer with more than two decades of active-duty service and additional reserve assignments focused on intelligence, security, and Nuclear, Biological, and...

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Dr. Ángel A. Díaz

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer (CTIO)

Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²)

Dr. Angel A. Díaz is a Defense and Intelligence executive. A U.S. Navy veteran with more than two decades of experience in defense innovation, he has advised DHS, the FBI,...

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CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret.)

Executive Director, Maritime Security & Western Hemispheric Affairs

Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²)

CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret.), is a retired U.S. Navy Commander with more than three decades of experience in intelligence, defense, national security, and strategic affairs across the Western...

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Dr. Rafael Marrero

President, Founder, and CEO

Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²)

Dr. Rafael Marrero is President, Founder, and CEO of the Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²). His work examines strategic intelligence, foreign influence, geopolitical competition, and the security challenges affecting democratic...

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