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Ryan Merrill


Ryan Merrill

Ryan Merrill

MPIA 2008

Career Track: International Management
Regional Focus: China and Latin America
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, French

Ryan has a professional background in project management and consulting. He currently works as a director of Export Access, a student run consulting group, and as a researcher for the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. His private company, One World Consultants, offers business solutions to small firms seeking entry into foreign markets. Ryan speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese, and has studied French and Mandarin Chinese. His career goals include international shipping and logistics, trade in technology, and the development of international financial markets. Ryan is particularly focused on Sino-Latino trade developments in the 21st century. An avid sailor having twice sailed across the Atlantic, he currently enjoys weekend campaigns on San Diego harbor with a local racing team. Over the summer, Ryan studied French and worked in Geneva, Switzerland with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and HIV.