Jo Coenen is a Latin America & the Caribbean Researcher and has been with the organization since June 2023. In his role, he assists in the flagging of political and gang violence in various countries in the region at a real-time or historical basis. He has pursued research on conflict, peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and international negotiations at the Amsterdam University College as an undergraduate and later at Leiden University through the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy. His research interests lie in cross-border violence as well as peacebuilding processes.