Santiago Espinal

20+ years as Project and Operations manager, including the full strategic, operational and financial management cycle from design to closure (planning, tendering, implementation, M&E, evaluation) of development projects and programs. Leading teams, providing operational and technical inputs. Familiar with best management practices for complex sustainable development projects, as well as requirements and standards for a significant range of multilateral and bilateral International cooperation funders (AFD, EU, IADB, WB, SIDA, DANIDA, GIZ, AFD, FMO, EIB), Local co-financing and Private philanthropy. Of which: 15+ years as Key expert and Team leader/Coordinator for Public and Private sector development projects focused on Market systems development, Access to finance and SME Businesses development, with a focus on Climate action: sustanainable land use and Agriculture (Adapation abd Sustainable value chains) and renewable energies through a wide range of Projects and Programs funded by International development cooperation agencies, IFI´s and private sector, involving direct private sector development and public and private partnerships. 5+ years as Impact investment portfolio manager (mainly Debt), for Agriculture and Energy projects. In charge of credit and equity operations. Extensive practical use of complementary practices and methods for impact project investment, including: market prospection, Financial and ESG due diligence, credit and equity operations structuring, risk analysis/management, quantitative and qualitative portfolio follow up and quality assurance.