Introduction
Professor of Economics at Harvard, Boston University and The American University. Head, Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFPs of Peru 2011-2015, President of Peru´s Development Bank and Member of the Board of Peru´s Central Bank 2002-2006. President of Association of Bank Supervisors of the Americas, Chair of Governing Committee of Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Vice-President of Association of Insurance Supervisors of the Americas and various other international bodies 2011-2016. Consultant to Gates Foundation, Interamerican Development Bank, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Better than Cash Alliance, FMO, 2016-present. Associate, David Rockefeller Center for latin American Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar, Pardee School, Boston University. CEO Boston Institute for Developing Economies, Ltd.
Expert
20 years of hands-on experience in Development Banking, Central Banking and Design and Implementation of Financial Regulations. Specialty in Inclusive Finance, including Ultramicrofinance, Greening Financial Regulations, Financial Regulation for Climate Change, Regulation to Prevent and Prepare for Natural Disasters, Regulations for Preventing and Abating Socio-environmental Conflict.
40 years of experience teaching Development Economics and designing policies for trade liberalization, financial stabilization, increase in employment, benefit-cost analysis.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Environmental policy / climate change, Financing for inclusive development, Policy design and delivery, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation, Sustainable Development Goals