Marcela leads the Sustainable Finance Advisory Services within IFC’s Financial Institutions Group for Latin America and the Caribbean and coordinates the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) in the region. With extensive experience at IFC and across Latin America and Europe, Marcela has led the Climate Finance program, focusing on supporting financial institutions in the sustainable transformation of their strategies and business models; collaborated with governments in the development of sustainable regulatory frameworks; contributed to the planning of sustainable and efficient real estate developments; and facilitated public-private dialogue to strengthen knowledge on sustainable development throughout the region.
Marcela holds an MBA, a Master’s degree in Leadership for Sustainability from the University of Cambridge, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Climate Change, Economics and Governance from LSE, and a certification in Sustainability and Climate Risk from GARP.