Daniel de Torres is the director of the Small Arms Survey; in this role, he oversees the organization’s strategy and guides its vision and mission.

Before joining the Survey, Daniel led the Gender and Security Division and the Sub-Saharan Africa programme at DCAF—the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. His professional portfolio includes service in the Spanish Marines, research and advocacy at the Initiative for Inclusive Security in Washington DC, work at the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, and humanitarian assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina during and after the war in the 1990s.

Daniel holds an MA in International Development from American University in Washington, DC.