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Member Description:
Juan is a Managing Director at the global public strategy firm Mercury specializing in government relations and strategic communications. A first-generation immigrant from Argentina, he is an active hiker, backpacker, and photographer. Juan has been a Trail Conference volunteer maintainer of the Appalachian Trail in Worthington State Forest and serves on the board of Team Wilderness, a non-profit that empowers urban youth through wilderness experiences. He graduated from Rutgers University and earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. Juan lives in Hoboken with his wife and two boys.
Roles:
Board Director
Term:
2020-2022