Ricardo "Ric" Herrero is the Executive Director of the Cuba Study Group, a membership-based, non-partisan organization that analyzes U.S.-Cuba relations and develops policy options that aim to simultaneously advance U.S. national interests and the wellbeing of the Cuban people.

Ricardo has close to two decades of experience working at the intersection of government advocacy, international relations, politics, media, and philanthropy. From 2012 through 2017, he led two successful advocacy campaigns to promote diplomatic and economic ties between the United States and Cuba. Ricardo has been recognized by both the Biden-Harris and Obama-Biden administrations for his pivotal work as an advocate for constructive bilateral engagement and regulatory changes to enhance U.S. support for Cuba’s private sector.

His views and articles have been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Economist, Bloomberg, and The Miami Herald, and he has appeared as a commentator on NPR, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Al-Jazeera, Noticias Univision and Telemundo.

Ricardo is an Eisenhower Fellow, a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and an Advisory Director of the Cuba Emprende Foundation. He has a J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a B.A. in Business Administration from Florida International University. Ricardo is based in Washington D.C. and is the son of Cuban exiles.