Author Bio
Diego Herrera
Diego Herrera is a principal specialist in the Connectivity, Markets, and Finance Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
In addition to his lending activities—which focus on productive development financing and policy-based loans to promote regulatory reform in Latin America and the Caribbean—he serves as coordinator of the IDB’s Regulation Focus Group.
He leads the financial regulation agenda from a sectoral perspective and spearheads the regional policy dialogue for the financial sector, as well as the FintechLAC initiative, which fosters digital finance in the region.
Before joining the IDB, Diego was superintendent for Market Risk and Integrity and chief of Market Risk at Colombia’s financial regulatory authority. He also led the risk function at securities firms in Colombia and held other roles in the private sector.
Diego holds a Master of Science in Risk Management from New York University’s Stern School of Business and earned master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics from Universidad del Rosario in Colombia.
Posts by Diego Herrera
Five Drivers Reshaping Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean
The tech revolution is breaking down structural financial barriers across Latin America and the Caribbean. Informal workers, rural communities, and small businesses are gaining rapid access to digital savings accounts, microloans, and instant transactions, often at little or no cost. But what’s really driving this transformation?
ESG & Climate Risks in the Financial Sector: Private & Public Sector Opportunities
The financial sector must identify opportunities to contribute to the society where they operate and create business models and strategies that not only consider risks and returns, but also impact in the broader sense.