Our story
My Access Abroad grew out of our own lived experience: navigating undocumented status, student and work visas… We started by documenting how other underrepresented migrants in the U.S. built their lives, careers, businesses and communities. Today, we partner with institutions, governments, and organizations to surface insights from people on the move: how to access opportunity, navigate uncertainty and build across borders.
Itziri Gonzalez Barcenas
Co-Founder
Itziri is a policy analyst, human rights advocate, and public speaker working at the intersection of migration and inclusive development. She is writing a book on migration, borders, and family separations. She previously worked with UN agencies, the OECD, and the CNRS on global projects spanning climate, migration, and development. A former DACA recipient, she studied Global Affairs at Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar and CONACYT Fellow, Human Rights at Sciences Po Paris, and Political Science/Africana Studies at Davidson College.
Through My Access Abroad, Itziri explores the intersection of migration and politics. She examines how migration shapes international development, media narratives, and policy agendas.
Brice Rosette
CO–Founder
Brice is a cross-border talent acquisition and business development specialist who has built teams and grow revenue across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. He led early stage growth at a US automation consultancy before moving into executive search and senior recruitment for an MBB firm. Raised between France and Martinique, he lived in France, Mexico, US and China. He studied international business at Howard University, negotiation at EM Strasbourg, and business Chinese at BLCU.
Through My Access Abroad, he explores the economics of migration. He examines how talent moves, how cross-cultural negotiation works and what the global labor market actually rewards.