Who We Are

Luisa is a Policy Specialist in UNDP’s Sustainable Finance Hub. In this role, she promotes partnerships with corporate and finance actors to support UNDP’s mission to align finance to the SDGs and channel resources to developing countries where they are most needed. Earlier she worked with UNDP's Inclusive Growth team, providing policy advice and programme support to UNDP country offices and governments towards private sector development and enhancing trade capacity while creating opportunities for women and youth. In this capacity, she also participated in UNDP efforts towards designing integrated approaches to SDG implementation advising UN country teams on SDG mainstreaming and acceleration efforts.

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Before joining UNDP, Luisa worked at the South Centre as Coordinator of the Trade for Development Programme providing policy advice and technical assistance to developing countries on multilateral trade negotiations. As Project Manager at the Ministry of Production and Commerce of the Government of Venezuela she participated in regional and bilateral trade and investment negotiations and later as Economic Attaché at the Permanent Mission of Venezuela before the UN in Geneva she represented the country in several technical Committees at the World Trade Organization and other fora.