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Hans Schulz

Hans Schulz es asesor independiente de inversiones sostenibles emergentes. Previamente, se desempeñó como vicepresidente interino del Sector Privado y Operaciones sin Garantía Soberana del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), y como Gerente General del Departamento de Financiamiento Estructurado y Corporativo, donde supervisaba las operaciones del sector privado del Banco en materia de infraestructura, mercados financieros, industrias y servicios, y salud y educación. Previamente, Hans dirigió el grupo de mercados financieros y condujo la creación del Programa de Facilitación del Financiamiento al Comercio Exterior del BID. También ejerció el cargo de Asesor Senior sobre el Sector Privado al Vice Presidente Ejecutivo del BID. Antes de ingresar al BID, Hans se desempeñó en la Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) en Venezuela, la Oficina de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Chile, y en WestLB en Alemania. Hans es ciudadano alemán y posee una maestría en economía de Southern Illinois University y licenciaturas en economía y administración y empresas de la Universidad de Marburg en Alemania.

Posts by Hans Schulz

Five ways the IDB is scaling up green private sector investment
Five ways the IDB is scaling up green private sector investment

Recently several colleagues and I traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark, to participate in the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) Annual Summit along with 450 other leaders from government, private sector and civil society. I had the opportunity to address three panels and used the forums to discuss ways the IDB’s private sector is tackling the climate crisis.

The private sector and trade: ensuring hardware and software compatibility
The private sector and trade: ensuring hardware and software compatibility

Like a computer, hardware and software must be compatible. The absence of one or the lack of coordination among the two can leave the whole system inoperable. When it comes to trade, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is making gains in “software” in the form of free trade agreements (FTAs), trade finance and customs modernization, yet more is needed to bolster integration “hardware” – infrastructure and logistics, such as roads, rails, ports, airports and broadband connections.

Measuring results and unlocking value
Measuring results and unlocking value

The more meetings and events I attend, the more results measurement is part of the conversation. What are the goals and targets? How are you going to measure results? Are those results the most meaningful?