Discover best practices and trends from the Latin American and Caribbean private sector shared by IDB Invest specialists in agribusiness, development impact, energy, financial institutions, transportation, and more.
Blog authors
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Cristina ParedesCristina is an Investment Officer, Financial Institutions at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2005. She is responsible for originating and structuring solutions that expand access to financial services with banks and financial institutions in the Southern Cone. Upon joining the IDB Group, she participated in the origination and structuring of financing operations for the financial sector in the Group’s Debt Investment Division at the Paraguay regional office and in the Development Effectiveness and Corporate Strategy Unit in Washington, D.C. Before joining the IDB Group, she worked as Private Banking Officer at Banco Alemán Paraguayo S.A.; for the PRIME Project at USAID and as a commercial manager for a Paraguayan private company. Cristina earned a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) and a master’s degree in finance from Universidad Americana de Asunción (Paraguay), and a specialization in finance from INCAE Business School. She graduated as an accountant from Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay) and has a professional degree in agricultural administration from Universidad Comunera (Paraguay).
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Cristina ParilliCristina Parilli is currently working at IDB Invest’s Development Effectiveness team, focusing on impact management for the bank’s private sector investments, providing technical assistance to clients, with a special focus on behavioral interventions, and supporting IDB Lab operations. Prior to joining IDB Invest, Cristina was a Graduate Consultant at the IDB’s Behavioral Economics Group. As a Fulbright Scholar, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master’s in Behavioral and Decision Sciences. She is also a Chevening Scholar with a Master’s in Public Policy from the University College London (UCL). For the past years, Cristina has worked on impact evaluation with organizations such CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie).
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Cristina SimónCristina leads the Social Infrastructure Team at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2018. She is responsible for developing strategies and business plans, and for client management and structuring of transactions in the health and education sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the IDB Group, she worked at Deloitte for ten years in Colombia, Brazil and Spain as Director of Infrastructure Finance and Public-Private Partnerships and Director of Infrastructure Advisors. She previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Infrastructure, Government and Public Services Department in Madrid, Spain. Cristina earned a master’s degree in corporate finance and investment banking from Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (IEB) in Madrid (Spain) and a professional degree in business administration and Management from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (CUNEF) (Spain).
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Cristóbal SalasCristóbal is a Lead Investment Officer, Equity and Mezzanine Finance Investments Team at IDB Invest, which he joined in 2018. He is responsible for developing, negotiating and implementing investment structures that include venture capital. Before joining the IDB Group, he worked as Investment Director at Latin American Partners (LAP). He was on the investment team at LAP México, where he acquired experience in creating, structuring and monitoring investments in various sectors in the region, including transportation, energy, water and sanitation, agriculture and telecommunications. He previously held the position of Vice President at Stephens Cori Capital Advisors. He has extensive experience in investment banking, Latin American markets and management of equity investment funds in the transportation and telecommunications sectors. Cristóbal earned a master’s degree in business administration from George Mason University (USA) and a professional degree in business administration from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - ITESM (Mexico).
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Daichi TsuchihashiDaichi is IDB Invest's Telecommunications, Media and Technology Investment Officer (TMT). He joined in 2016 and is responsible for the origination and structuring of financing operations with development impact for companies in the TMT sector in different countries of Latin America and Caribbean. Before joining the IDB Group, Daichi was a Credit Analyst and Market Researcher at Mizuho Bank. He was involved in US corporate client monitoring and loan sponsorship operations in the energy and TMT sector. In addition, he led M&A and research projects for Japanese corporate clients in Latin America. Daichi holds a Master of Laws from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (USA) and an undergraduate degree in International Studies from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.
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Daniel ArévaloDaniel is an Investment Officer, Tourism at IDB Invest, which he joined in 2019. He is responsible for developing new businesses and structuring sustainable projects by applying financial solutions that enable clients of that sector to obtain funds for developing projects, through project finance or corporate loans. Before joining the IDB Group, Daniel worked for the Inter-American Corporation for Infrastructure Financing (CIFI, in Spanish), where he led infrastructure and energy transactions, both for specific purpose vehicles with non-recourse financing and at the corporate level with revolving facilities and factoring operations. He has experience in the energy, transportation, tourism, and manufacturing sectors, among others. Daniel earned a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. (USA) and a professional degree in economics from Xavier University in Cincinnati (USA).
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Daniela Valdivia LlerenaDaniela is a consultant on the economic team of the Country Department Andean Group (CAN) at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She holds a degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru) and a Master's in Economics from the same university. She has worked as a consultant for NGOs in Peru in key areas such as health and education. Additionally, she worked at PROINVERSIÓN and has been part of multidisciplinary teams in consulting projects for the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru. Currently, she is involved in research related to mining, education, and natural resources and has presented her work at the Congress of the Peruvian Economic Association (PEA).
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David BrogerasDavid leads the Digital Transformation Advisory Services team at IDB Invest, which he joined in 2021. His role involves developing advisory and knowledge services that address the challenges of digital transformation in the private sector, and its impact on sustainability, through the incorporation of technological solutions supported by platforms, data analytics, and artificial intelligence. Throughout his career, David has been a partner at two of the world's leading consulting companies, specializing in digital transformation. Additionally, he is an entrepreneur and co-founder of two technology companies. David holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He has experience in navigating changing and complex business environments in Europe and Latin America, consistently achieving notable team objectives.
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David Caja CarrerasDavid Caja Carreras leads NTT Data's Telecommunications and Media sector for Iberia and Latin America. Since joining the company in 2000, he has held various executive positions in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, helping clients in their major transformation processes through consulting in strategy, operations, and evolution towards new technologies. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and an Executive MBA from the Instituto de Empresa.
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David RománDavid Román is the editor of IDB Invest's blog Negocios Sostenibles. He was previously a director of communications in Banco Santander, and his career as a news correspondent before that includes stints in China (with Xinhua Newswires and Agencia Efe of Spain), Spain (Wall Street Journal) and Singapore (Bloomberg News).
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David RosenblattDavid Rosenblatt is the Regional Economic Adviser for the Caribbean Country Department at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Prior to this position, David worked for 27 years at the World Bank, where he divided his career between assignments in the Latin America and Caribbean region and the World Bank Chief Economist’s office. David holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Déborah MartínezDéborah Martínez is a Senior Behavioral Economics Fellow at the IDB Research Department. She holds a Master's in Economics from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from The University of Texas at El Paso. Prior to joining the IDB Behavioral Economics Group, she worked as a Senior Associate at ideas42 where she applied behavioral economics to financial decision-making in Latin America, and charitable giving in the US.
