Laura Fan and Lucrecia Ledesma walk us through their journeys and tell us what moves them to keep going forward

What does a yoga enthusiast from the United States and a ping pong and tennis fan from Argentina have in common? Other than living a healthy lifestyle, they are both leaders in the Finance Department at the biggest development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean.

How Claudia Franco transformed finance in the international public sector Written by Luis Trenard

When you get to the tenth floor of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) headquarters in Washington, DC, you can come across a robot moving through the corridors, going from meeting to meeting. Everyone looks at him normally and even greets him. At this point you realize that the Bank's Finance Department is not one that you would consider "normal" in the industry - let alone in the international public sector.

  • Coordinates support activities within and beyond own Unit/area of responsibility, and acts as liaison with other IDB Departments.
  • Participates in the implementation of special projects and initiatives of high complexity.
  • Performs varied support activities and coordinates support activities for Unit/area of responsibility.
  • May participate in the implementation of special projects and initiatives of high complexity.
  • Executes day-to-day administrative and support activities.
  • Collects, extracts and/or inputs data to support Unit activities and process transactions of moderate complexity.