Princeton in Latin America (PiLA)
David Wachtel serves as the Board President of Princeton in Latin America (PiLA), overseeing the organization's relaunch for the 2024/25 cycle after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19. As a Co-Founder of ESG Media Labs and a Senior Marketing Advisor for The Decade Project, Wachtel focuses on diversifying support for female and BIPOC-owned business start-ups in the United States. Previously, Wachtel held senior roles at The Blackstone Group, leading initiatives to inspire global entrepreneurship, and Endeavor, where efforts were directed toward supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Wachtel's early career includes positions at Wachtel Media, Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Institutional Investor. Educational qualifications include an AB in International Affairs from Princeton University, an MA in French Studies from New York University, and a Diploma in Economics from the College of Europe.
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Princeton in Latin America (PiLA)
Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) helps future leaders develop lifelong connections to Latin America and the Caribbean, placing recent college graduates into highly selective year-long fellowships with social organizations throughout the Americas. Fellows experience first-hand the power of effecting positive social change through their work in fields ranging from environmental conservation to socio-economic advancement, education & youth capacity building and public & community health, among other areas. Since launching in 2003, PiLA has placed 535 fellows in 20 countries.