Matias Gallardo

Matias Gallardo

Matias Gallardo is economist of the Climate Change Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), focusing mainly on the themes of financial regulation for environmental, social and governance issues (ESG) and in particular on climate risks. Prior to joining the IDB team, he served in UN Environment for 5 years working as focal point for Latin America and the Caribbean in different projects, from 2013 to 2016 as a regional focal point for the Green Economy and since 2016 as Regional Coordinator from UNEP Finance Initiative. Areas of specialization include sustainable finance including climate finance, sustainable insurance and responsible investment, green economy / growth, green public policy and sustainable development. He also served at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on topics of high-level political advice, the preparation of prospective scenarios and local development projects. He also worked in the Ministry of the Presidency of Bolivia and local development NGOs. Matias holds a MSc in Economic Policy for the Development of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA in economics from the Bolivian Catholic University.