Bio

Financial markets, Fintech, Sustainability, and Public Policy expert. Lead Specialist at the Connectivity, Markets, and Finance Division at the Inter-American Development Bank. Besides his lending activities, he leads FintechLAC, a Digital Finance public-private group, supporting public policy and implementing innovation hubs. He also leads REDES, a network for regulators on sustainable finance, and the Regional Policy Dialogue for the Financial Sector. Before his tenure at IDB, he was Superintendent for Market Risk and Integrity and Market Risk Chief at the Colombian financial regulator. Previously, Mr. Herrera worked as Chief Risk Officer in the private financial sector in Colombia. In Colombia, he was financial microeconomics and financial risk professor at Universidad del Rosario and Universidad de Los Andes. Diego is a Master of Science in Risk Management from New York University-Stern School of Business and earned MA and BA degrees in Economics from Universidad del Rosario in Colombia. He received a Fintech Certification from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -MIT-.