Name
Carlos Eduardo
Last name
Narváez
Carlos is the Director and Head of Agribusiness (a.i.) at IDB Invest. He is responsible for the strategy, business plan, client management, and structuring of projects for the agribusiness and forestry sector in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to drive development impact. His experience in the IDB Group has been focused on delivering development impact in the region while providing financial and non-financial solutions (including loans, trade finance, guarantees, capital markets, equity, mezzanine, blended finance, and advisory services, among others) to clients in the food value chain and forestry sectors.
Before joining the IDB Group, he held senior positions in the investment and development banking areas. He was a Structured Finance Principal Investment Officer at the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and an Investment Banking Vice President at BBVA. While holding these positions, he led and managed over 50 corporate finance, project finance, debt capital market transactions, and participated in operations for mergers and acquisitions in the energy, transportation, oil & gas services, manufacturing, and agribusiness sectors.
Carlos earned a master’s degree in finance from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) and a professional degree in economics from the Universidad Central de Venezuela.
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