Alfonso García Mora is Vice President for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group.
Alfonso García Mora spearheads IFC’s engagements in both regions, including operationalizing IFC’s response to the War in Ukraine and the post COVID-19 recovery, building a strong pipeline for private sector investments rooted in country strategies, and fostering more collaboration opportunities with key stakeholders to maximize impact. Mr. García Mora brings more than twenty years of experience in financial and private sector development, with twelve years in the private sector and nine years in different positions at the World Bank Group. Most recently, Mr. García Mora was IFC’s Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to that, he was a Director at the World Bank in charge of different regions and global units in the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Practice Group, including Global Director of Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. García Mora was a Partner and Managing Director in Analistas Financieros Internacionales, mostly focused on Europe and LAC. Mr. García Mora has a PhD in Financial Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain and has also lectured and published extensively on banking and financial-sector issues.
