Leopoldo Martínez

Leopoldo Martínez

FOUNDER​ | A Venezuelan-American, Leopoldo is an international lawyer, writer, social entrepreneur, and a former Congressman in Venezuela. He is the Founder of the Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas, IQLatino and the Principal of LMN Consulting, LLC. Leopoldo Martínez is a member the Democratic National Committee (DNC), as well as one of the Deputy Finance Chairs; and a founding Board Member of Latino Victory Project , chairing the National Committee. He served on the Board of the Small Business Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia and sits on the Board of Visitors of the University Mary Washington in Virginia, where he Chairs the Administration, Advancement, Finance and Facilities Committee. Leopoldo served in the Government Transition Committee for the 73rd Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam. Leopoldo Martínez is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs.
  • Joined: April 8, 2013
  • Articles: 282

Healing after Orlando

I am still mourning, and shocked after the Orlando shooting. And honestly very concerned to see how some are trying to promote bigotry instead of healing, by derailing the conversation about what happened. The clear facts emerging out of this…

Las falacias de Trump

El discurso de Trump constituye una herramienta de movilización que apela a bajos sentimientos y falacias, proferidas paramovilizar a un extremo de la sociedad; y resuena en otros, porque se apoya en falsos supuestos cultivados.

Paz en Colombia trae consigo un flujo de capital

A pesar de los costos que implica la transición hacia la paz, es indudable que existe un dividendo fiscal, porque se podrá reorientar el gasto militar, hoy el más alto de América Latina (en el orden del 3,7% del PIB), para atender la inversión en infraestructura con énfasis en los espacios recuperados al conflicto todos estos años.