Federico Basañes

Federico Basanes

Federico Basañes was the Manager of the Office of Outreach and Partnerships until 2023. He was responsible for strengthening the IDB's dialogue and alliances with other constituencies of the development community. Prior to this role and within the organization, Basañes was Manager of the Knowledge, Innovation and Communication Sector from 2018 to early 2022, and before that he served as head of the Water and Sanitation Division from 2007 to 2013. During his career of 17 years at the IDB, Basañes worked on infrastructure-related issues and led development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Likewise, Basañes is the author of several articles and publications on infrastructure, mainly in the areas of water and sanitation, as well as energy and transportation. He also has experience in regulation and private participation in the provision of public services. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, has a master's degree in Public Policy from the Torcuato Di Tella Institute in Argentina, and is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Master and Ph.D.) in Economics.