Bertrand Badré is perhaps best known in global development circles as the former managing director and chief financial officer of the World Bank. This former corporate finance chief is now a leading impact investor, having recently closed a $200 million fund focused on Latin America.
In this livestreamed conversation with Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar, Badré lays out the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing for impact-oriented businesses and investors, as well as the opportunity to use this crisis to transform the sector.
More interviews with humanitarian leaders on COVID-19. Watch:
• CEPI CEO on the barriers to COVID-19 vaccine access
• END Fund CEO on pandemic impact on NTDs
• Peter Sands' 'nightmare' coronavirus scenario
