Experience

IDB Lab

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Specialist, Institutional Engagement Unit

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  - Identify groundbreaking opportunities and trends to address urban development challenges and enable all residents to live quality lives in the cities of Latin America and the Caribbean.- Lead the programming process of IDB Lab with the objective of increasing coordination within the IDB Group. Actively promote IDB Lab projects’ alignment with IDB Group departments. Ensure an adequate distribution of the operations across countries.- Provide strategic, operational and technical support to IDB Lab's leadership team regarding private sector opportunities, products, pipeline and portfolio in the region.- Identify areas where public-private synergies can be achieved or strengthened and in which IDB Lab operations could support the expansion of IDB Group activity . This requires strong interaction with operational counterparts in the Group to enhance sectoral synergies.- Participate in the processes of developing country strategies with focus on the participation of the private sector in meeting the development needs of the countries. Provide intellectual leadership on private sector development issues. - Provide guidance regarding operationalizing synergies within the IDB Group. Promote, where applicable, optimal alignment of operations to the country strategies and between operations of the IDB Lab and those of the rest of the IDB Group.

• Specialist, Operations Programing Unit

  • Sep 2017 - May 2019

• Specialist, Inclusive Cities Unit

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2017

  • Design and implement operations that support the adoption of circular business models and stimulate collaborative research and design efforts among public and private actors. • Build partnerships between development and private sector institutions in order to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.• Lead the identification and design of projects that improve cities’ resilience though private sector involvement.• Collaborate with project teams in different Bank departments by designing local economic development components for their operational and non-operational initiatives.• Lead initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency.

• Specialist, Access to Markets and Skills Unit (previously Operations Unit)

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2016

  • Led the identification and design of projects focused on SME development through public-private collaboration, small business networks, and supply chain development. • Managed a portfolio of 25+ operations with a focus on capturing knowledge and sharing best practices to address challenges affecting project execution and to inform the design of future projects.• Designed internal and external knowledge exchange events and trainings. • Supervised the development of case studies, learning guides and special reports. • Contributed to the development of final and impact evaluations.

• Consultant, Operations Unit

  • May 2006 - Aug 2008

  Participate in interdisciplinary teams in the identification and design of projects for small business networks and supply chains development, entrepreneurship development among migrants and housing market improvement using remittances. Duties include background research and statistical analysis, and project documents preparation (including operating regulations, log frames and procurement plans).



Inter-American Development Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow, State and Civil Society Programs Division (Region 1)

  • Nov 2004 - May 2006

  Participated as a team member in the preparation of investment and technical cooperation projects in the following areas: institutional strengthening of public sector, development of national public investment systems, fiscal reforms, and ICT solutions in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. Duties included orientation, analysis and negotiation missions to discuss with borrower representatives the design and structure of projects; institutional capacity evaluations; development of procurement plans; and review other divisions’ project documents. Also contributed to select MIF projects by preparing operating regulations and procurement plans.



Inter-American Development Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern/Consultant, Strategic Planning and Operational Policy Division

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2004

  • Analyzed the Latin-American macroeconomic situation and its effect on the IADB lending program. Results were presented in the document “2003-2004 Lending Program”.• Performed background research, written contributions and statistical analysis of operational data for the Bank document “The New Lending Framework: Assessment Report and Recommendations”.• Provided statistical research for the Country Institutional and Policy Evaluation (CIPE), in collaboration with the Research Department.



Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas, FIEL

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2000 - Feb 2003

  Conducted research and statistical support for FIEL’s publications and special projects. Collaborated actively in the following publications:• El Ambiente de Negocios en las Provincias Argentinas (Business Environment in the Argentinean Provinces). Book published in 2003.• “Infraestructura y Costos de Logística en la Argentina” (Infrastructure and Logistic Costs in Argentina). Working Paper 75, December 2002.• “Nuevas Estrategias Competitivas en la Industria Farmacéutica Argentina y Reconocimiento de la Propiedad Intelectual” (New Competitive Strategies in the Argentinean Pharmaceutical Industry and Intellectual Property Rights). Working Paper 74, October 2002.• Productividad, Competitividad y Empresas (Productivity, Competitiveness and Enterprises). Book published in 2002.Managed data gathering and database updates for the quarterly “FIEL Macroeconomic Forecast” and FIEL database (DATAFIEL), and prepared descriptive and analytical tables and graphs for FIEL’s magazine, Business Trend Indicators.