Julio Diaz Cohen

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Senior Director | Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for International Businesses @ The AES Corporation
Panama
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Panama City, Panamá, Panama, Panama
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About Julio Diaz Cohen

As Senior Director and Chief Commercial Officer at AES Corp., I lead a dynamic team of 25+ commercial professionals overseeing the Panama Business and the Regional Commercial Center of Excellence for Structuring and Analytics. In this role, I directly manage $700M+ in annual revenues across the Panama Portfolio, and another $3,000M+ indirectly by driving educated commercial decisions and fostering growth throughout Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.With over 25 yrs of international experience in liberalized energy markets, I specialize in electricity and natural gas businesses. Throughout my career, I’ve led high-impact initiatives across a range of functions, including strategic and business planning, commercial strategy, risk management, regulatory affairs, business and product development, sales and operations management, energy forecasting and trading, fuels procurement, valuation, market research, asset acquisition, establishing centers of excellences, corporate entrepreneurship, guild associations, and recruiting. Working on 180+ projects in 18+ markets across the Americas and Eurasia, I've gained extensive experience in countries such as the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Spain, Turkey, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.Passionate about advancing clean energy and driving digital transformation, I actively engage with academia, industry, and policy forums to drive innovation and regulatory progress in the LAC energy sector.In 2023, I was recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice across several professional communities. Since 2024, I have been honored to be part of LinkedIn's exclusive Top Voice program for global thought leaders and ranked as the #1 Creator in the Latam Energy Industry by Favikon, as well as the #1 on LinkedIn in Panama.Currently, I'm Chairman of the Energy Commission of AmCham Panama since 2022 and recently elected member of its Board of Directors 2025-2026. I'm also a member of the Panamanian Association of Business Executives APEDE.My educational background includes two Master's Degrees in the Electric Power Industry and Industry 4.0 with Excellent distinction from Comillas Pontifical University of Madrid and Polytechnic University of Catalonia. I also hold a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering with Summa Cum Laude distinction from the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology. Committed to knowledge sharing, I've taught 1000+ professionals in specialized courses, undergraduate, and master's degree programs.

Julio Diaz Cohen's Current Company Details
The AES Corporation

The Aes Corporation

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Senior Director | Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for International Businesses
Panama
Website:
aes.com
Employees:
5824
Julio Diaz Cohen Work Experience Details
  • The Aes Corporation
    Senior Director | Chief Risk Officer (Cro) For International Businesses
    The Aes Corporation
    Panama
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Senior Director | Cco At Aes Panama & Regional Structuring & Analytics
    The Aes Corporation Jun 2023 - Present
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    The region's asset portfolio includes all of AES' businesses in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Formerly known as the MCAC Strategic Business Unit (MCAC SBU), this portfolio consolidates the operation of more than 4,000 MW of generation capacity, including hydroelectric, natural gas, coal, petcoke, bunker, diesel, solar photovoltaic, wind, biogas, and battery energy storage systems. The portfolio also includes two LNG regasification terminals, 80 km of natural gas pipelines, and four electricity distribution companies.As Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at AES Panama, I have full responsibility for the country's commercial activities and the P&L of the Panama business portfolio, including existing and future business lines, leading the country’s overall commercial strategy and execution, including power and gas businesses, marketing and structured origination, market operations and contract management, fuel and regulatory affairs. As Regional S&A, a function I have held since 2020, my role is to lead the operation of the Commercial Structuring and Analytics Center of Excellence for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as the overall strategy and execution of the Central American Regional Power Exchanges. This also includes close alignment and cooperation with other Country Managers and CCOs in the region to support commercial strategy design, deal structuring and pricing, as well as drive educated decision making through data analytics.
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Regional Commercial Director For Structuring & Analytics | Mcac Sbu
    The Aes Corporation Mar 2020 - Jun 2023
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    As Regional Director for Structuring and Analytics, I was accountable for spearheading the structuring and pricing of commercial deals, analyzing market and business information to facilitate informed decision-making, and boosting business expansion while satisfying client requirements and meeting shareholder expectations.My role involved carefully monitoring commercial activities, advocating for data-driven decision-making, designing commercial strategies, creating and structuring intricate origination proposals, leading market research and analysis efforts, driving digital transformation, supporting complex commercial negotiations and regulatory discussions, and aiding in M&A and business development due diligence procedures.
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Regional Commercial Director For Market Operations, Structuring & Analytics | Mcac Sbu
    The Aes Corporation Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    As the Regional Director for Market Operations and Structuring and Analytics, my key responsibilities were to optimize the operating asset portfolio and energy and fuel contract management across all businesses, in addition to overseeing the Structuring and Analytics functions. The Market Operations function included the following key activities:-Monitoring operational performance closely-Leading the Energy Trading Desk and Contract Management & Billing Process.-Coordinating the operation between assets and system and market operators (ISO / IMO).-Executing short-term market bidding strategies, fuel procurement and logistics, asset maintenance scheduling, and addressing imbalances in the real-time and day-ahead markets.-Leading digital transformation at the area level-Representing the company's position on operational committees-Supporting M&O efforts in operational-related regulatory discussionsThe Structuring and Analytics function included the following key activities:-Promoting data-driven decision making and consumer-driven analytics-Leading the design of commercial strategies for asset and transaction optimization across power and fuel portfolios.-Developing and structuring complex origination proposals that represent maximum value optimization to the customer and business and addressing the customer's key issues, needs, and requirements.Leading the development of market research and analysis, risk assessments, business valuation, and modeling-Leading digital transformation at the area level-Supporting M&O efforts in complex commercial negotiations and regulatory discussions-Supporting M&A and Business Development efforts in Due Diligence processes.
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Regional Commercial Director For Regulatory Affairs & Market Operations | Mcac Sbu
    The Aes Corporation Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    As Regional Director for Regulatory Affairs & Market Operations, my key responsibilities were to oversee the regulatory practices of the industry and ensure the proper functioning of the markets, as well as the company's compliance with all government and corporate regulations. This was in addition to my oversight of the Market Operations function. My key objective was to ensure the adoption of international best practices for industry regulation and the promotion of technological innovations, market growth, and business growth.Key activities of Regulatory Affairs function:-Closely monitor regulatory changes and proposals-Lead the design of regulatory initiatives to promote business growth and market competition.-Ensure businesses compliance with all government and company regulations.-Represent the company's position on regulatory discussions-Support M&O and Business Development efforts in regulatory affairsKey activities of Market Operations function:-Closely monitor operational performance-Lead the Energy Trading Desk and Contract Management & Billing Process.-Lead the operational coordination in the market, between assets and system and market operators (ISO/IMO).-Lead the execution of short-term market bidding strategies, fuel procurement and logistics, asset maintenance scheduling, and imbalances in the real-time and day-ahead markets.-Lead digital transformation at the area level-Represent the company's position on operational committees-Support M&O efforts in operational-related regulatory discussions
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Commercial / Bd Director For Panama & Puerto Rico
    The Aes Corporation Nov 2014 - Dec 2017
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    As Commercial / BD Director for Panama & Puerto Rico, I was responsible for overseeing the countries' overall energy sales efforts and leading business development activities to achieve and exceed budgeted revenue and business growth targets. This involves expanding current businesses and exploring new markets and opportunities.Key activities in the M&O function included the following:-Leading the execution of the sales strategy by identifying leads and converting them into deals-Developing a deep understanding of customer business strategies and exploring new commercial opportunities-Proactively developing and maintaining customer relationships for existing and new sales contractsKey activities in Business Development included the following:-Building a pipeline of greenfield projects to develop-Leading feasibility analysis for greenfield projects within the markets-Leading and conducting all permits and documentation related to projects and business development activities-Communicating progress accurately and in a timely manner related to projects under development-Partnering closely with Structuring and Operations teams to develop and deliver reliable customer solutions on time.
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Regional Commercial Director For Risk And Planning | Mcac Sbu
    The Aes Corporation May 2013 - Dec 2017
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    Responsible for all activities related to short-, medium-, and long-term energy planning and risk management for all businesses across the region.Key activities in Commercial Planning were:-Centralize and lead the market modeling and forecasting function for all businesses in the region.-Lead the multi-year risk management strategy process.-Design and implement a commercial reporting system to monitor business performance and risk management strategy execution.-Support M&O and Business Development efforts in the region.Key activities in Risk Management:-Coordinate common Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) practices across the businesses.-Establish a Regional Risk Committee and policies governance.-Prepare a Consolidated Business Risk Manual to support business functions and senior leadership.-Design and implement risk metrics and controls, risk reporting systems, and risk policies and procedures in line with Corporate guidelines, among others.-Inform, educate, and communicate business transaction risk exposure.
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Planning, Policy And Risk Management Director | Aes Philippines
    The Aes Corporation Jun 2012 - Apr 2013
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    Director for Masinloc business, an electricity generation business that owned a 659 MW pulverized coal-fired power plant located in Luzon Region. Responsible for providing leadership in the formulation and implementation of strategies, policy and processes within the regulatory, commercial planning & strategy, fuel management & IT functions of the business.Key activities in Regulatory Affairs function:- Ensure compliance with regulatory processes and reportorial requirements associated with ERC, DOE, RES Operations and other agencies- Monitor public hearing process of new legislations affecting the power industry and the business, and proactively propose actions that promote competition and protect the financial health of the businessKey activities in Commercial Planning & Strategy function:- Lead the preparation of the Multi-year Commercial Risk Management Strategy- Lead the preparation of the Variable Margin Multi-year Budget- Direct the preparation of Commercial Performance reports and updates- Direct the preparation of Risk reports such as Diagnostic Risk Surveys, High Impact Projects, Fuel Position and SensitivitiesKey activities in Fuel Management function:- Oversee execution of fuel programs as scheduled - Support corporate fuel team in the assessment and procurement of coalKey activities in Risk Management function:- Identify and evaluates commercial risks and fuel-related risks- Develop risk treatment strategies and oversees its implementation- Support the preparation of the Multi-year Risk Management Strategy and get the approval from the Risk Oversight CommitteeKey activities in IT function:- Ensure that all business applications have a strong IT infrastructure foundation and support and manages Projects pertaining to all IT needs of the company- Lead the implementation of IT Global Initiatives- Assure a high level of customer satisfaction thru an excellent customer support- Assure fully compliance of IT Policies and Procedures
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Commercial Planning Director | Aes Philippines
    The Aes Corporation Oct 2009 - May 2012
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    Director for Masinloc business, an electricity generation business that owned a 659 MW pulverized coal-fired power plant located in Luzon Region. Masinloc Power Plant ( MPPCL ) represents about 3% of the country’s total installed capacity. Composed of two units with 315 MW and 344 MW, respectively, the plant was substantially contracted through medium and long-term bilateral contracts with various distribution utilities. MPPCL is a registered Retail Electricity Supplier for industrial and commercial customers under the competitive market. Responsible for all commercial planning activities for the business.Key activities:- Set up the commercial planning function for a newly-acquire business- Transfer company standards and culture to the newly commercial team- Lead the preparation of the Multi-year Commercial Risk Management Strategy- Lead the preparation of short term market bidding strategies for the day ahead market- Design and implement the commercial and risk reporting system- Lead the preparation of the Variable Margin Multi-year Budget
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Commercial Planning Manager | Aes Dominicana
    The Aes Corporation Aug 2006 - Sep 2009
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    Manager for the DR businesses, a portfolio comprised by 900 MW in electricity generation (Natural Gas, Coal, Petcoke, Diesel, Solar PV), one (1) LNG Regasification Terminal and 80 km of gas pipelines.Responsible to supervise and coordinate commercial planning activities across assets portfolio:Key activities:- Closely monitor business performance- Perform forecasting models incorporating Mark to Market valuations, Mark to Model valuations, Market to Fuel valuations, hedge position analysis and best modeling practices.- Analyze of market fundamentals to identify risks and opportunities to be considered during forecasting process- Prepare market researches, operation studies, scenario planning, stochastic analysis and risk management activities- Prepare variable margin Multi-year budget- Prepare reports on business and market performance- Develop pricing and project valuation models- Keep record and collect in a structured way relevant business and market data- Support fuel procurement process- Support the revision of commercial documents such as MOUs, LOIs, PPAs, FSAs- Support M&O and Business Development efforts
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Commercial Manager | Aes Dominicana
    The Aes Corporation Jun 2004 - Aug 2006
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    Manager for the DR businesses, a portfolio comprised by 900 MW in electricity generation (Natural Gas, Coal, Petcoke, Diesel, Solar PV), one (1) LNG Regasification Terminal and 80 km of gas pipelines.Responsible to supervise and coordinate commercial activities across assets portfolio:Key activities:- Closely monitor business and market performance- Perform forecasting models incorporating Mark to Market valuations, Mark to Model valuations, Market to Fuel valuations, hedge position analysis and best modeling practices.- Analyze of market fundamentals to identify risks and opportunities to be considered during forecasting process- Monitor and validate wholesale market settlement- Lead the operational coordination in the market between assets and system, and market operators (ISO / IMO).- Optimize asset maintenance scheduling in the market- Represent the company's position on operational committees- Lead the regulatory affair activities- Prepare market researches, operation studies, scenario planning, stochastic analysis and risk management activities- Prepare variable margin Multi-year budget- Prepare reports on business and market performance- Develop pricing and project valuation models- Keep record and collect in a structured way relevant business and market data- Support fuel procurement process- Support the revision of commercial documents such as MOUs, LOIs, PPAs, FSAs- Support M&O and Business Development efforts
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  • The Aes Corporation
    Commercial Analyst | Itabo S.A.
    The Aes Corporation Sep 1999 - May 2004
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    Analyst for Itabo business, an electricity generation business that owned a 260 MW pulverized coal-fired power plant with a private port terminal and 172.5 MW in open-cycle diesel-fired power plants.Responsible to collect and analyze complex market and business data metrics to provide forward looking market insights and data analytics to drive educated decision making with the key objective to optimize variable margin to achieve overall business goals and meet shareholders expectations.Key activities:- Perform forecasting models incorporating Mark to Market valuations, Mark to Model valuations, Market to Fuel valuations, hedge position analysis and best modeling practices.- Analyze of market fundamentals to identify risks and opportunities to be considered during forecasting process- Interact with market operator and coordinate the weekly declaration of assets availability and fuel costs to the market.- Prepare reports on business and market performance- Keep record and collect in a structured way relevant business and market data- Support fuel procurement process- Support the revision of commercial documents such as MOU, LOI, PPAs, FSAs - Support the development of pricing and project valuation models - Support market researches, operation studies, scenario planning, stochastic analysis and risk management activities- Support variable margin budget
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  • Udemy
    Udemy Instructor
    Udemy Jul 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    This course is the first in a series of training videos, I have created to share with the community interested in learning more about our industry. My main goal is to make specialized knowledge more accessible to new generation and anyone interested in learning about our industry, regardless of their location, professional background or financial capabilities.Fundamentals of the Energy Industry provides an introduction to the key concepts, processes, technologies and regulations involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of a modern energy industry.
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  • Amcham Panama
    Energy Commission Chairman
    Amcham Panama Mar 2022 - Present
    Panamá, Panamá, Pa
    Chair of the Energy Committee at AmCham Panama, the largest bi-national chamber in the country that promotes trade and investment between the United States and Panama. Responsible for leading the committee composed of the electricity and fuels industries, with the objective of helping members navigate complex local and global industry trends, through the exchange of experiences and knowledge, best practices, and the development of special events. Key activities include chairing committee meetings, ensuring the committee is well organized and aligned with the association's strategic plan, identifying, monitoring, evaluating and positively influencing the country's energy policies in the area of electricity and fuels, preparing and executing an annual work plan, proposing products and services that further the goals and objectives of the association, generating useful content for AmCham members and society in general, and collaborating with other committees and guilds in the country. The position also involves maintaining contact and communication with the AmCham Board of Directors to facilitate Committee input at Board meetings. AmCham Panama has over 450 member companies and is fully accredited member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of America.
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  • Inesdi Business Techschool
    Associate Professor For The Dual Master Degree Program In Industry 4.0 And Process Automation
    Inesdi Business Techschool Apr 2022 - Present
    Barcelona, Madrid, Es
    Professor of the Digital Schools at the Digital Innovation Learning Hub of Grupo Planeta (Inesdi & ThreePoints), located in the technological hub of Barcelona. Responsible for designing and teaching the subject "Metaverse and Digital Twins" as part of the curriculum for the Master in Industry 4.0 and Process Automation. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 5 business school programs in 2023. Through my teaching, students gained a deep understanding of the Metaverse as a virtual ecosystem (composed of various technologies such as Blockchain, Internet of Things, Immersive Realities and Artificial Intelligence) and how Digital Twins can be used to interact in real time with digital copies of physical objects and improve their performance.
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  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra
    Professor Of Economics
    Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra Aug 2007 - Sep 2009
    Santiago Y Santo Domingo, Do
    Professor at PUCMM, one of the top private universities in the Dominican Republic noted for the excellence of its Business and Law Schools.Founding professor responsible for the subjects "Regulation of Energy Markets" and “Economic Theory of Regulation" for Master's Degree Programs.
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  • Instituto Tecnológico De Santo Domingo
    Professor Of Electronic And Electrical Engineering
    Instituto Tecnológico De Santo Domingo Feb 2004 - Sep 2009
    Distrito Nacional , Distrito Nacional, Do
    Professor at INTEC, one of the top private universities in the Dominican Republic noted for the excellence of its school of Engineering and Science.Founding professor responsible for the subject "Regulation of Energy Markets" of the Electrical Engineering program. Professor of the subject "Introduction to Engineering" and "Engineering Economics" for engineering careers.
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Julio Diaz Cohen Skills

Energy Financial Modeling Power Generation Project Planning Negotiation Strategic Planning Business Development Project Management Contract Negotiation Renewable Energy Engineering Economics Management Teaching Business Planning Energy Markets Strategy Capital Budgeting Project Finance Analysis Budgets Risk Management Sap It Strategy

Julio Diaz Cohen Education Details

  • Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya
    Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya
    Industry 4.0 & Process Automation
  • Thempvsolarreference
    Thempvsolarreference
    Solar Energy Technology
  • Three Points The School For Digital Business
    Three Points The School For Digital Business
    Industry 4.0 & Process Automation
  • Universidad Pontificia Comillas
    Universidad Pontificia Comillas
    Electric Power Industry
  • National University Of Singapore
    National University Of Singapore
    Emerging Leaders Programme
  • Incae Business School
    Incae Business School
    Emerging Leaders Program
  • Barna Management School
    Barna Management School
    Financial Management
  • Instituto Tecnológico De Santo Domingo
    Instituto Tecnológico De Santo Domingo
    Certificate In Investment Project Valuation
  • Instituto Tecnológico De Santo Domingo
    Instituto Tecnológico De Santo Domingo
    Electrical Engineering

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