Luisa del Rosal

Special Advisor & Colin Powell Teaching Fellow, 海角直播

Email

tower@smu.edu

Education

Master's degree, Higher Education and Policy and Leadership, 海角直播; B.A., Political Science, Sociology and Italian, 海角直播
 

Luisa del Rosal is a policy and governance leader whose work focuses on public policy, North American regional dynamics, and institutional strategy. She serves as Special Advisor to the Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs and the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center at 海角直播, where she previously served as Executive Director of both centers.

As Executive Director, del Rosal led strategic planning, research development, and high-level policy convenings focused on U.S.–Mexico relations, trade, migration, and regional security. She worked to strengthen engagement among policymakers, scholars, and civic leaders on issues shaping North America’s economic and geopolitical future.

In addition to her academic leadership, del Rosal served as Chief of Staff to a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, where she was the lead policy advisor and directed legislative strategy and operations. She currently teaches public policy and international affairs as a Colin Powell Teaching Fellow.

Her work bridges academic inquiry and applied policymaking, with particular attention to governance, cross-border cooperation, and institutional leadership.