Who
For two decades, Daniel has worked at the seam where trade, technology, and policy meet, turning data into decisions for governments, ports, and companies across North America.
I turn the complexity of North American trade into research, tools, and ideas that leaders can act on.
Director, Texas Center for Border Economic & Enterprise Development · TAMIU
WSJ · PBS · Texas Standard · TEDx
For two decades, Daniel has worked at the seam where trade, technology, and policy meet, turning data into decisions for governments, ports, and companies across North America.
01Live trade intelligenceInteractive dashboards, tariff trackers, and bridge wait times across all 26 border ports.Enter the lab →
02Ideas, in the openOp-eds and essays on tariffs, logistics, AI, and the future of North American commerce.Read the writing →
03On the recordKeynotes and briefings, from TEDx to binational summits, in English and Spanish.See the keynotes →The future of trade isn't moving things faster. It's making logistics intelligent, where every crossing, every shipment, every decision is measured, connected, and learned from.
Weekly analysis of North American trade: tariffs, the 2026 review, and the corridor that moves it. Free, straight to your inbox. Latest: “USMCA Is Now a Year-to-Year Lease”
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Addressing the U.S.–Mexico digital wall in cross-border trade, and why the next gateway is built in software, not just steel.
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Infrastructure, technology, and the future of cross-border trade.
Foreword by Ildefonso Guajardo
Former Secretary of Economy of Mexico
Keynotes, panels, and binational briefings on trade, logistics technology, and the future of North America, delivered in English and Spanish to governments, ports, and industry.
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