Pilar Carvajo Lucena

Pilar is an Investment Management Officer, Blended Finance Team at IDB  Invest, which she joined in 2017. She provides  support to the origination and structuring processes  of the concessional tranche of investments in the  energy, agribusiness, manufacturing and financial  services sectors, especially in Central America and  the Caribbean. She is also responsible for managing  the relationship with donors, including fundraising  and project portfolio monitoring.  Before joining the IDB Group, she worked at Acción  Global Investments, where she participated in the  origination and structuring of equity investments in  financial institutions in Asia and Latin America. She  previously worked at Deloitte providing advice to  infrastructure and renewable energy clients, among  other sectors, and managing their financial risks. She  has more than five years of experience in the  management of financial and equity investment risks  in emerging markets.  Pilar earned a master’s degree in business  administration (MBA) from the MIT Sloan School of  Management in Cambridge, MA (USA) and a  professional degree in law and business  administration from Universidad Pablo de Olavide in  Seville (Spain).