Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez

Geopolitics, Risk, & Strategy Practice Partner, Aurora Macro Strategies

Daniel heads the firm’s Geopolitics, Risk, and Strategy practice. In a two-decade career spanning journalism, government, and finance, he has advised some of the world’s most prominent businesses, investors, and governments. On faculty at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management since 2015, his research and teaching focus on political and geopolitical risk, country branding, populism, corruption, and private sector resilience in emerging markets. Daniel’s byline or visage can frequently be found haunting various op-ed pages, expert commentaries, conferences, and broadcast media. In his free time, he enjoys advising and investing in tech startups, most board games, and connecting interesting people. Daniel resides in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife and twin daughters. He is a graduate of Harvard’s Kennedy School and University of Chicago Law.