Daniella Bove-LaMonica began her career as a Foreign Language Fellow with the U.S. Department of State where she served as a Foreign Service Officer in Mexico. She is the recipient of several educational grants, to include a National Security Education Program (NSEP) scholarship in Argentina and a Rotary International Ambassadorial scholarship in Spain. Committed to the idea of fostering relationships across diverse fields of expertise as a strategy to strengthen security, Daniella has contributed chapters to various academic texts and consulted on projects related to security issues in the Americas.  Daniella is a graduate of Fordham University’s Honors Program and received her Master’s in International Security Policy and Latin American studies from Columbia University. After more than a decade working either with or for the U.S. Government, she joined the global operational risk team at Bloomberg LP in January 2012. She also sits on the board of The Boren Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving NSEP alumni, and is President of Boren Forum New York. Born and raised in Southern California but unable to surf, Daniella is a proud resident of the greater New York City area.