Experts
Iván C. Rebolledo
President, Bolivian-American Chamber of Commerce
Iván Rebolledo is Managing Partner at TerraNova Strategic Partners LLC, a geo-strategic advisory firm specializing in the Andean region of Latin America. In 2023, he became a Founding Partner in BRAQ CorpAffairs and Communications, a strategic communications firm based in Bolivia. In 2014, he also became a Partner at Emergo Partners LLC, a diversified investment company focusing on emerging and frontier markets. The following year, he transitioned to its International Advisory Council and in 2017, the merger of Emergo and Frontier Dawn Partners created Lateral Capital. Previously, he has served with the UN Development Programme, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and other UN agencies in various capacities and cities including: Bogota, La Paz, Lima, New York, Quito, and Vienna. He continues to participate in various high-level electoral and political missions with the OAS and the UN in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and with the OSCE in Estonia, Hungary, and Moldova. He has been engaged as an external advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank; the Organization of Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD); the World Bank Group; American Express Company; Citibank; PPL Global; Duke Energy International; and various other private and public sector entities. Prior to joining the UN system, he served as Deputy Director, Latin American Affairs at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. He Chairs the Board of Directors of Global Americans (a think-tank focusing on inter-American affairs); Director of Enseña por Bolivia (Teach for All affiliate); Advisory Board member of KMX Technologies (a zero-waste solutions company using proprietary technology spanning water, lithium, and critical minerals); former director of Global Goods Partners; and former director of ADV Equity Fund (private-equity firm working with microfinance institutions in Latin America). Currently, he Co-Chairs, Tertulia del Sur; is a non-resident Senior Associate with the Americas Program at the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS); a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas and Inter-American Dialogue. He was a member of the Latin America Policy Working Group for the 2016 Hilary Clinton Presidential Campaign and fulfilled the same role with the 2020 Joseph Biden campaign. He has lectured and published articles on foreign affairs, ranging from international drug policy, inter- American relations, and Andean politics and economic development. He has appeared on the numerous domestic and international media outlets, as well testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on issues pertaining to the Western Hemisphere. His B.A. degree is in International Relations from New York University and pursued a graduate degree in Latin American Economic and Political Development in a joint program with the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University. In addition, he has studied at the University of Vienna and the American College of Switzerland.
Areas of Expertise: Overall political and economic background of Latin American countries,; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Andes, multilateral and regional organizations, integration, economic and social development, economic inclusion, drug policy, business and markets, overall business environment, trade, competitiveness, innovation, private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurship.
Rodrigo A. Vega
Vice President, Bolivian-American Chamber of Commerce
Rodrigo Vega is currently a Managing Director at Commerzbank AG. Previously he was with Standard Chartered Bank as a Managing Director and Americas Regional Head for Financing Solutions, Corporate Finance. Earlier in his career, he worked on a number of roles at Citi focused on the origination and execution of structured financing solutions in emerging markets. In addition, he worked with Banco BISA in La Paz, in their international finance department. He holds a Master’s Degree from Thunderbird School of International Management, Arizona, as well as an undergraduate degree in International Business from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Areas of Expertise: Structured finance; emerging markets; project finance; Bolivian financial markets; economic and social development, business and markets, entrepreneurship, and soccer.
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