H.E. Fuad Masum

Dr. Fuad Masum, President of the Republic of Iraq, a liberal orientation in spite of affiliation to a religious family great. He is the son of Sheikh Mohammed Mullah Fuad Masum, the head of the Kurdistan scientists and advocates of rapprochement sectarian and religious coexistence. Koya was born in 1938. Is married and has five daughters. learning […]
Jimena Leiva Roesch

Jimena Leiva Roesch joined IPI in April 2015. From 2009 to March 2015, Jimena was at the Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the UN in New York, where she last served as Counselor. She was the lead negotiator for the sustainable development goals and the 2030 Agenda. She was also Guatemala’s focal point for the United […]
Miriam Kornblith

Venezuelan sociologist and political scientist. Current Senior Director of the Latin America and Caribbean Program at the National Endowment for Democracy. Former Vice President of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council.
Sean Hinton

Sean Hinton is Chief Executive Officer of the Soros Economic Development Fund and Director of the Economic Advancement Program of the Open Society Foundations. Prior to this Sean was principal of Terbish Partners which he founded in 2007 to provide strategic advisory services on cross-border transactions in China, Mongolia and Africa focusing on the social […]
Bernardo Guillamon

Bernardo Guillamon, an Uruguayan national, is the Bank’s Manager of the Office of Outreach and Partnerships. Mr. Guillamon has worked at the IDB in the area of private sector development since 1992. From 2007 until July 2008, he was in charge of the Bank’s operational program in the Integration and Trade Sector (INT), developing and […]
Alejandro Grisanti

Alejandro Grisanti is the head of research and strategy for Latin America at Barclays Capital Inc. In 2005, he founded his own company, Ecoanalítica, which he directed until 2007. The company was an important source of information to understand the economy and politics of Venezuela. Prior to Ecoanalítica, Mr. Grisanti was the chief economist of Banco […]
Hon. Carlos Fernando Galán

Carlos Fernando Galán Pachón was born in 1977 in Bogotá and is the youngest of the three children of Luis Carlos Galán, the founder of the New Liberalism assassinated in 1989 by Pablo Escobar. He comes from a family of politicians as well as journalists, the two professions he has practiced until now. Politics comes on […]
Laura Ostenso

Laura Ostenso is an economic development professional with more than ten years’ experience working to improve rural agriculture markets in emerging economies. At Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation/Fintrac, Laura leads knowledge management and exchange, communications, and technical assistance for the program’s commercial partners. She also manages the online AgTechXChange community to bring together businesses, […]
Anna Gainey

Anna was elected President of the Liberal Party of Canada in February, 2014. She campaigned primarily on preparing the Liberal Party for the next election by empowering its grassroots, focusing on volunteers and developing a digital culture within the organization. In addition to being an active member of the Liberal Party for over 15 years, […]
Richard Francis

Richard Francis serves as director of sovereign ratings at Fitch Ratings. Previously, he was director of sovereign ratings at Standard & Poor’s. Francis was also a research economist at Morgan Stanley. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rice university and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University.
Inimfon Etuk

Executive Coordinator – Forum of Senators’ Wives, Nigeria