Marco Yamaguchi

Manager, Non-Sovereign Infrastructure Finance Division at African Development Bank Group

Marco is a manager for Non-Sovereign Infrastructure Finance Division at African Development Bank based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. His main mission is to lead to originate non-sovereign infrastructure projects across the region.  Prior to joining AfDB,  Marco spent 20 years in infrastructure/ climate finance both at public and private sectors such as green finance project/national finance vehicle development with Green Climate Fund (GCF) at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Sustainable Energy Finance program development in Latin America and the Caribbean at IFC, ESCO (Energy Service Company) and energy efficiency/renewable energy financing in Asia at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), clean-tech infrastructure private equity fund management in Asia at Asuka Asset Management (Beijing) and infrastructure and renewable energy project finance at Mitsubishi Corporation.  

Marco holds an MBA in entrepreneurial management and international studies with Latin America focus from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Fulbright Scholar) with exchange programs at INSEAD (France) and Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil).