Ricardo Islas is a founding partner of Risk Evaluation and Decision, a firm specialized in crisis management, operational and financial risk assessment. He has experience in the public sector, having worked in the Office of the President in Mexico, as well as in political economy and policy development. Currently he is producing a documentary on the impact of drug consumption in Mexican society. He applies decision making models to implement public policy initiatives to reduce transnational threats and national security issues such as drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and organized crime across regions.

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