Specialty:

Specialist in Public-Private Partnerships, structured financing, financial guarantees and value for money analysis.

Postgraduate:

Studies of Master of Arts in Economics Georgetown University, Master in Finance George Washington University, graduated from the Inter-American Course of Project Preparation and Evaluation (CIAPEP) dictated by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, has a Certificate in Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure in a Market Economy from Harvard Kennedy School, with a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) and a Doctor in Management Sciences, ESADE Business School. Certified PPP Professional (CP3P) by APMG International and accredited trainer for foundation operation and execution.

Experience:

Founding Partner of IKONS ATN. He has been an International Consultant for the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Andean Development Corporation (CAF), US Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations (UNDP), European Bank of Development (ERDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), CEPAL / ILPES, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), FLACSO; and for governments and private companies from different countries, in the design and implementation of public-private partnership (PPP) transactions in the financial, economic and institutional areas.

Main countries with experience:

He has worked in specific consultancy in the following countries: Uruguay, Argentina, Panama, Chile, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Belize, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Paraguay. Additionally, he has worked in the development of PPPs for Senegal (Dakar) and Mali (Bamako) in Africa, and in Ukraine (Kiev) in Eastern Europe, Saudi Arabia and Georgia in Asia. He has also collaborated for USAID, IP3 and ERBD in projects and design of PPP courses in Mongolia, Nigeria, Turkey, Egypt, Kenya, Indonesia, Germany, Rwanda, the Philippines and Kazakhstan, and has experience with the ECOWAS countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cap Vert, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Languages:

Spanish, French, English.