Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Keith Eischeid is the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). As Regional Director, he and his team advance U.S. economic and strategic interests in the region through the development of infrastructure projects that make America safer, stronger and more prosperous. In addition to his regional team responsibilities, he co-leads USTDA’s global Digital Infrastructure Industry Team.

Mr. Eischeid has worked on international trade and economic issues in the Latin America and Caribbean region since 1997, and he joined USTDA in 2003. In his tenure at USTDA, he previously served as a Country Manager and Senior Country Manager on the Latin America and Caribbean regional team, where he was responsible for supporting infrastructure project development in over 18 countries.

Mr. Eischeid holds a master’s degree in international affairs from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he served on the editorial board of the school’s foreign policy journal, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University, graduating with honors in Latin American Studies.