Membros do Comitê de Sanções

Gavin Parrish is an independent compliance and investigations consultant. He also serves as a part-time staff attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Between 2015-2023, Mr. Parrish was a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting. He previously practiced law at Cleary Gottlieb (New York) and White & Case (Sao Paulo and Miami). Mr. Parrish holds a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law, an M.A. in International Economics and Latin American Studies from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a B.A. from the University of Texas. In 1997, he was a Fulbright Scholar in Argentina.

Alonso Chaverri-Suárez is the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group Representative in Paraguay and Vice Chairperson of the IDB Group Sanctions Committee. A Costa Rican national, he has served the IDB since 2004 across legal and operational roles focused on development finance, sovereign-guaranteed operations, and partnerships with donors and co-financiers. Before his current post, Mr. Chaverri served as Senior Operations Advisor to the IDB President, contributing to the design and rollout of IDB Impact+, the Group’s strategy to scale impact and results across Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Previously, Mr. Chaverri was Lead Counsel in the Sovereign-Guaranteed Operations Division of the IDB’s Legal Department, advising on preparation and supervision of loans and guarantees and on new financial products, technical cooperation, and reimbursable advisory services. He began his IDB career in Corporate Legal Affairs, specializing in agreements with donors and co-financiers. Mr. Chaverri holds a Ph.D. in Administrative Law (summa cum laude) from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Law degree from the University of Costa Rica.

Francesca Castellani has served as Chief of the Strategy and Monitoring Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC since November 2020. She has also held the positions of Principal Economist in the Office of the Vice President for Countries, Lead Economist for the Andean Country Department in Washington, DC, and Country Economist in the IDB Office in Bogotá. She joined the IDB in December 2003. Francesca has worked at the OECD in Paris, the World Bank in Washington, DC, and UNCTAD in Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a degree in economics from Bocconi University in Milan and earned both a master's and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Ana María Pinto is Chief of the Transport Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She has over 20 years of experience in both the public and private transport sectors. Her work includes leading large-scale projects and designing high-impact solutions for national and local governments. She has served as Deputy Director of Transport at Colombia’s National Planning Department and worked as a consultant for the Barnet Council in London. She is an economist with a Master’s degree in Development Administration and Planning from University College London (UCL).

Benjamin Sanderson is an independent arbitrator and counsel based in Madrid and London, with over 20 years of experience in international dispute resolution. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of ICC UK’s Arbitration and ADR Committee. Mr. Sanderson has worked at international law firms, advising both States and private parties in complex commercial and investment treaty claims, and has also advised international organizations on matters of public international law. He teaches as an Adjunct Professor in the Master’s programs at Universidad Carlos III and IE University in Madrid. Mr. Sanderson is a UK national, and speaks English, French and Spanish.

Jorge E. Viñuales holds the Harold Samuel Chair of Law and Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge and is a Professor of International Law at LUISS University in Rome. With an extensive practice as international arbitrator in foreign investment disputes, he currently serves as Chair of the Compliance Committee of the UNECE/WHO-Europe Protocol on Water and Health and is a member of the Institut de Droit International and of the arbitrator panels of ICSID and of the SCIA. Prof. Viñuales has previously served as Director-General of the Latin-American Society of International Law.

A dual Swiss/Argentine national, Prof. Viñuales holds degrees from institutions in Argentina, Switzerland, France, and the United States, including law degrees from UNICEN and University of Freiburg; a BA and MA in international relations from the Graduate Institute of Geneva; a BA and MA from the University of Geneva; a Doctorat from Sciences Po; and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. Prof. Viñuales’ native language is Spanish, and he is fluent in English, French, and Italian.

Natalia Giraldo Carrillo is an independent international arbitration advisor. She has worked on international arbitrations under ICC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL arbitration rules, representing sovereign States across Latin America. Her background spans international law firms in Paris, Washington, D.C., and New York. Ms. Giraldo Carrillo holds a law degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia, an LL.M. in French, European and International Business Law from Université Paris‑Panthéon‑Assas, and an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from New York University. She is a Colombian national and speaks Spanish, English, and French.

Janne Sevanto is the Treasurer of IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the IDB Group. He oversees the corporation’s funding, liquid asset management, local currency financing and its balance sheet management activities. Mr. Sevanto has over 20 years of experience in development finance across treasury, business, and products areas. 

Prior to joining IDB Invest, Mr. Sevanto managed Treasury Client Solutions’ business for Latin America and the Caribbean for the International Finance Corporation (IFC). He also worked at the European Investment Fund (EIF) facilitating financing for small businesses in Europe through structured credit products and guarantees. Mr. Sevanto is a Finnish national with degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management from Tampere University and in Financial Engineering from Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.