Gastón Astesiano is the PPP Team Leader at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where he has worked since 2003, mainly on developing energy and transport projects. Before joining the IDB, Gastón worked in the Ministry of Economics and Public Services of Argentina from 1994 to 1999. He was part of the Economic Deregulation Task Force where he participated on the deregulation of former public monopolies such as the energy sector (electricity and gas), Telecommunications and Transportation (railroad concessions renegotiation and airport privatization). He has a law degree from the Universidad Católica Argentina, a Master in Law (LLM) and a Master in Public Administration (MPA), Program in Economic Policy Management with concentration in International Energy Management and Policy, from Columbia University.