I work as Senior Financial Specialist with Future of Fish in Peru, Belize and Mexico in topics related to sustainable finance, blue economy, innovative markets and financial education. With more than 20 years of professional experience working with NGO´s, research centers, private companies and impact investment funds across Latin America, I'm an expert in impact finance, sustainable economic development, enterprise competitiveness, low emission business models and responsible value chains. Over the past years I have supported multilateral and public institutions, like the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Peru’s Financial Corporation for Development (COFIDE), to structure and implement innovative financial programs to fund investments in bio-economy sectors in the Peruvian Amazon. I have experience designing financing mechanisms and incentives that enable marginalized communities access credits to increase their business competitiveness while mitigating and adapting to climate change in order to improve their livelihood conditions and overall resilience. Experience financing sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, wild-harvested non timber and timber forest products, fisheries and aquaculture supply chains in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Mexico as well as mobilizing landscape restoration private investments in Peru, El Salvador and Paraguay. I have a degree in Economics and an MA in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University, MA, USA. I speak Spanish and English fluently.