The Intelligence Behind the Border.
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.
The Lab. The Page. The Stage.
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 →USMCA Round 4, Washington
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.
The border, measured weekly.
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Long-form, on the record.
Addressing the U.S.–Mexico digital wall in cross-border trade, and why the next gateway is built in software, not just steel.
Read the essay →All the writing → Essays hosted here, and the weekly dispatch from The Bridge, in one list.
Navigating the New Era of U.S.–Mexico Trade
Infrastructure, technology, and the future of cross-border trade.
Foreword by Ildefonso Guajardo
Former Secretary of Economy of Mexico
From the stage to the corridor.
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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