Chris Bennett
Managing Director
Chris Bennett - Managing Director
Over the past 15 years, Chris has worked with hundreds of UK and international investors and businesses to provide them with high-quality business advice, support and analysis on the markets of the Caribbean and Central America and helped them to grow their businesses. He has been involved with supporting investment decisions on major transactions with in-country research and support and provided a...
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Project Manager
Philip Dubow - Project Manager
Philip Dubow is a political risk, intelligence, and criminology professional focused on international trade and sustainable development. Previously, he was a project manager at a civil engineering software service for smart cities. Philip has conducted research on China’s Belt and Road Initiative and maritime security, including in Caribbean contexts. Originally from New York City, he has lived in several countries...
Read More >Maria Tereza Laino
Operations Executive
Maria Tereza Laino - Operations Executive
Maria’s main role is to support the Managing Director across the range of the Caribbean Council’s activities including membership programmes, events and project delivery. Before joining the team at The Caribbean Council, Maria was the Events and Marketing Coordinator at The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce. While at the Chamber, she was responsible for organising a number of high-profile...
Read More >Rachel Collie
Consultant
Rachel Collie - Consultant
Rachel carries out research on political and economic developments in the Caribbean and Central America to support the delivery of consultancy and advisory projects. She produces the Caribbean Council’s leading fortnightly publications, Caribbean Insight and Central America Briefing and sub-edits Cuba Briefing. Alongside her work at the Caribbean Council, Rachel is currently completing a Master’s degree in International Public Management...
Read More >David Jessop
Consultant and Editor, Caribbean Insight and Cuba Briefing
David Jessop - Consultant and Editor, Caribbean Insight and Cuba Briefing
The former Managing Director of the Caribbean Council, David Jessop has worked on Caribbean issues for over forty years and continues to speak and write on Caribbean issues. He is the editor of our Caribbean Insight and Cuba Briefing publications. David is a member of the Board of Trustees of Caribbean Central American Action (CCAA) in Washington and the Caribbean...
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