Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Experienced Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the international finance and development industry. Strong professional skilled in Project Finance, Capital Markets, Financial Structuring, Emerging Markets, and Impact Investing.
Structure and mobilize funds for infrastructure transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Manage relationships with Multilateral and Bilateral institutions, Institutional Investors, Commercial Banks and Impact Investors. Structured IIC's first Green Bond for a sustainable infrastructure project. Developed Credit Guarantee Product for local capital market investors. Created unfunded credit protection program for internal risk mitigation purposes. IIC's representative at regional sustainable finance institutional investor roundtables. Speaker at numerous infrastructure and sustainable finance conferences.
Responsible for mobilizing financing for complex infrastructure, project finance and investment fund transactions. Maintain strong relationships with commercial banks, export credit agencies, multilateral and bilateral investors. Developed and strengthened bank’s relationships with capital market investors by initiating regular calling program and creating new products. Developed innovative B-bond structure to mobilize institutional investor funds for long-term project finance structures. Closed first local currency b-loan utilizing a deliverable swap with impact investors. Negotiated IDB’s first secondary market sale of an A-loan. Member of working group to develop local currency treasury in Brazil. Represent bank as a speaker at major international conferences. Invited to guest lecture at various international project finance graduate level courses.
Managed a team of 5 direct and indirect reports in a newly created department. Tasked with creating the Latin America Infrastructure and Risk Mitigation Group. Managed project finance deal teams for large infrastructure projects including airports, toll roads, and ports throughout Latin America. Relationship Manager for Export Credit Agencies and Multilateral and Bilateral institutions. Managed group’s private insurance portfolio and counter-party exposures. Developed insurance-wrapped trade receivable facility structures. Led the first syndicated trade/export finance facility after the Argentina Crisis.
Structured and negotiated transactions by mobilizing funds from multilateral agencies, development finance institutions and export credit agencies for emerging markets. Served as the Deal Team Leader for project finance transactions involving OPIC and Eximbank; placed government guaranteed debt with institutional investors. Monitored construction progress and operation of major projects including telecommunication and gas deals. Communicated and collaborated with government agencies in emerging markets. Managed private insurance counter-party risks and relationships. Promoted from Vice President in 2000. Promoted from Assistant Vice President to Vice President in 1998.
Structured project finance transactions in the infrastructure, mining, power, and telecommunications sectors in emerging markets in African and Asia. Developed financial models to analyze proposed projects, presented OPIC programs at international conferences and missions, and developed monitoring plans for analyzing construction and project performance. Structured OPIC’s first loans in Madagascar and South Africa. Obtained Secret Security Clearance.