Diego leads the Financial Institutions Team for the Southern Cone at IDB Invest, which he joined in 2016. He is responsible for originating and structuring financing operations for financial intermediaries that have an impact on development. Diego has more than 15 years of experience in the IDB Group, where he has led transactions for loans, capital markets and capital investments in the region that promote access to finance, women’s empowerment and climate change mitigation. Before joining the IDB Group, he worked as Senior Consultant and Auditor of Financial Institutions at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. He previously worked as a loan officer and financial specialist at leading financial institutions in Argentina. Diego earned a graduate certificate in international business from Georgetown University (USA) and an undergraduate degree in public accounting from Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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