The MICI team

MICI reports directly to the Boards of Directors of the IDB and IDB Invest and is independent of the Bank’s management and its project teams.
The MICI office has a team of professionals with expertise in areas including sustainable financing, dispute resolution, public governance, private and public law, international relations, human rights, and communications, that support its mission and daily operations.

OUR TEAM

Andrea Repetto Vargas, MICI Director. She is a lawyer, expert in conflict resolution, dialogue processes, and accountability mechanisms Read more

Argentine lawyer, specialized in dialogue, conflict prevention and conflict management. Languages: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese Read more

Costa Rican lawyer with extensive experience in the field of international law and accountability mechanisms. Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and French. Read more

Colombian national with experience in conflict resolution, accountability, and public policy design and analysis. Read more

Venezuelan and Spanish citizen with experience in advising operational teams and managers of infrastructure and energy projects. Languages: Spanish and English. Read more

Costa Rican Polyglot, Master in Digital Transformation of Business and a Case Assistant in the Consultation Phase. Read more

Mariana Devercelli, a Peruvian and U.S. national, works as an Investigation Associate for the Compliance Review Phase since July 16, 2023. Read more

María Elisa is a native Spanish speaker, in addition she is fluent in English. Read more

Dalia Stein, a citizen of Mexico, has been a Case Assistant for the Compliance Review Phase since September 2023.  Read more

Mexican citizen with extensive experience in the administrative field and on issues concerning the operation of the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. Languages: Spanish and English Read more

Sebastian Gonzalez, a Portuguese and Colombian citizen, is an Associate in MICI’s Dispute Resolution team. Read more

Andrea Guevara, an Ecuadorian lawyer, with specialization in international environmental law. She has experience in environmental and social strengthening in accountability mechanisms. Read more

Brazilian national, she is a Communications Consultant. Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English and French. Read more

Argentinian, with experience in conflict resolution and public policy, developed through his work with civil society organizations and the public sector. Languages: Spanish and English. Read more

Esteve Sala, Communications Officer of MICI, has over 20 years of professional experience in Journalism, Corporate Communications and digital media projects. Read more

Mexican citizen, with experience in both the private and public sectors in Mexico, with a focus in the aviation industry and social communications. Languages: Spanish and English. Read more

Cecilia La Hoz Barrera is a dual citizen of Peru and the United States (U.S.) and is a lawyer with extensive expertise in international human rights law. Read more

Our people
Director Andrea Repetto Vargas
Consultation Phase Coordinator Gastón Aín Bilbao
Coordinator, Compliance Review Phase Kattya Araya
Case Officer, Consultation Phase María Camila Barriga
Case Officer, Compliance Review Phase Amanda Beaujon
Case Assistant, Consultation Phase Anja Brenes Solano
Investigation Associate, Compliance Review Phase Mariana Devercelli
Case Analyst Maria Elisa Dugo
Case Assistance, Compliance Review Phase Dalia Stein
Senior Office Support and Administrative Assistant Rebeca García
Dispute Resolution Associate, Consultation Phase Sebastian Gonzalez
Case Officer, Compliance Review Phase Andrea Guevara Mantilla
Communications Consultant Camila Luz
Case Officer, Consultation Phase Martin Packmann
Communications Officer Esteve Sala
Registration Officer Esteban Tovar
Consultant, Compliance Review Phase Cecilia La Hoz Barrera

ROSTER OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS

ROSTER OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS

In addition to the MICI team, each phase has a team of outside experts who are hired on an ad hoc basis to meet the specific needs of each case. In the Consultation Phase, we rely on experts in dialogue facilitation and dispute resolution processes. In the Compliance Review Phase, we have independent experts on gender issues, environmental impacts, and other topics.

INDEPENDENT EXPERTS FOR THE CONSULTATION PHASE

The Consultation Phase relies on experts to facilitate dialogue and alternative dispute resolution processes, when the cases processed in this Phase so require. Maintaining the principles of impartial and fair treatment of the parties involved in a process, the facilitation experts direct and help the technical and substantial work aimed at the design, implementation, facilitation and systematization of processes within the Phase. The Terms Of Reference for the roster are available here.

Consultation phase Roster of experts

  • Vladimir Aguilar
  • Sylvia Aguilera
  • Fernando Aramayo
  • Rodrigo Arce
  • Patricia Arechaga
  • Carcius Azevedo
  • Antonio Bernales
  • Ana Bourse
  • Ana Cabria
  • Mitzy Canessa
  • Javier Caravedo
  • Mirna Cuentas
  • Elena Diez Pinto
  • Juan Dumas
  • Camilo Duplat
  • María del Rosario Espinosa
  • Luis Fallas
  • Bruno Gomes
  • Nicolas Gonzalez
  • Giselle Huamani
  • Maria Clara Jaramillo
  • Ivan Lanegra
  • Bautista Logioco
  • Pablo Lumerman
  • Cristina Martin
  • Barbara Oliveira
  • Jared Ordway
  • Luis Oré
  • Ivan Ormachea
  • Jorge Oroxon
  • Julian Portilla
  • Mery Rodriguez
  • Cesar Rojas
  • Manuel Salamanca
  • Eliana Spadoni
  • Graciela Tapia
  • Katherine Torres
  • Susan Wildau
  • Yoriko Yasukawa

INDEPENDENT EXPERTS FOR THE COMPLIANCE REVIEW PHASE

The Compliance Review Phase investigates if the IDB Group has complied with its Operational Policies. To this end, the Phase has a Roster of independent technical experts who contribute substantively, objectively and impartially to the investigations on a variety of social, environmental and transparency problems. 

For this objective the experts constitute a Compliance Review Panel comprised by the Coordinator of the Compliance Review Phase, who acts as Panel Chair, and two independent technical experts selected ad hoc. The current roster of experts of the Compliance Review Phase is:

  • Carla Cárdenas
  • Christian Franz
  • Donata Garrasi
  • Ana María Ibacache Burgos
  • Luis López García
  • Augusto Mendonça
  • Lelia Mooney
  • Mehrdad Nazari
  • Laura Neirotti
  • David Nyheim
  • Gunars Platais
  • José Luis Rueda
  • Luis Enrique Sánchez
  • Laura Verdier
  • Jay Wagner
  • Natalia Waitzman
  • Ignacio Zelmeister

Former directors

Mexican economist with an extensive international career in the philanthropic and social sectors at both, public and private institutions. Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, and French. Read more

MICI Director, 2015-2020 Victoria Márquez Mees