Pamela Castellán

Pamela Castellán is currently an external consultant (PEC) in the Climate and Environment Division at IDB Invest, where she supports financial institutions in upstream work and in the structuring and implementation of technical advisory services related to sustainable finance.

She holds a master’s degree in Innovation from the University of Salamanca and has more than 10 years of experience advancing the transformation of the construction sector toward more sustainable models. Previously, she served as executive director of the Guatemala Green Building Council.

During her tenure, she led the construction sector in developing Guatemala’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and promoted the approval of municipal and financial incentive regulations that have helped catalyze investment in sustainable construction in the country. She also served as president of the Americas regional network of the World Green Building Council, where she led regional initiatives and represented the sector in international forums.

Her professional background combines technical expertise with multiple accreditations in sustainable construction and sustainable finance, as well as experience in building strategic partnerships among the public sector, the private sector, and multilateral organizations, with the objective of generating social, environmental, and economic impact across the region.