Hector Shibata Salazar

Hector Shibata is an experienced investment professional specializing in Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Corporate Investment Banking. He is the Chief of Global Digital Finance at the IFC in Washington DC, focusing on debt financing to fintechs, tech-enabled companies, and funds in emerging markets to promote financial inclusion, financial health, gender equality, and sustainability. Previously, Hector was a Venture Partner at Acacia Venture and led AC Ventures, a Corporate Venture Capital fund sponsored by a Coca Cola bottler, where he invested in global VC funds and startups. He also serves as board member and President of the Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Venture Capital Committee at the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF)
and has been an adjunct professor, teaching Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance at EGADE Tec de Monterrey.