Beatriz Vaca

Beatriz leads parametric insurance projects with public sector and international Organisations (including WFP and UNDP) in Latin America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia) for MiCRO. Among her responsibilities is the opening of new markets.

Before joining MiCRO in 2018, she worked for the French Development Agency (AFD) for almost a decade, where her last responsibility was the design and implementation of the The Sustainable Development Mechanism, the tool used by AFD Group to ensure that every project it finances is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through an analysis and rating system and a formal Second Opinion. Previously, she was in charge of the Climate change, biodiversity and rural development projects with national authorities in the AFD agency in Mexico.

Among other relevant professional experiences, she was Deputy Director of Economic and Social Analysis in a Mexican development bank (BANSEFI/Banco del Bienestar). At the OECD, she oversaw the relation between relevant ministries and OECD directorates for the deployment of policy guidelines on territorial development.

Beatriz holds a MsC in Development Economics from the Institute d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences-Po Paris) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science.