Héctor Manlio Peña Jiménez is Executive Director of Programs and Products at FND. Before joining FND, Héctor has worked at different entities in the Public Sector in Mexico and he has also served as Economist at the World Bank and at the Inter-American Development Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) and a master’s degree in economics from ESSEX University in the United Kingdom.
Since 2014, Panos has been involved in projects around the globe that facilitate financing for farmers and Agribusiness SMEs by working on public policy issues and specific financial products that involve the private sector. Prior to that Panos led IFC’s advisory work to improve access to finance for SMEs, agribusinesses and farmers. Panos was also involved in IFC’s Sustainable Energy Finance program promoting financial solutions for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Before joining IFC, Panos served as the Deputy CEO of the Agricultural Bank of Greece (2004-2009). From 1987 to 2004, he worked at the World Bank in various positions at the International Commodities Division, the International Trade Division, the Bank’s Research Department and at the Agricultural and Rural Development Department where he oversaw a global program on commodity risk management and index insurance. Panos holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in New York.
Ajai Nair is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist in the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice of the World Bank Group (WBG). He works primarily on countries in Sub-Saharan Africa focusing on agriculture finance, SME finance, and financial inclusion. He has written extensively on these areas and has managed World Bank technical assistance and lending operations. Previously, he managed global WBG initiatives that provided dedicated technical assistance on agriculture finance and financial inclusion respectively. Ajai has graduate degrees in Public Affairs from Princeton University and in Agricultural Economics from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
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