German Vegarra
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ADAPTA Inc.
German Vegarra is the founder and CEO of ADAPTA Inc., a pioneering climate technology company dedicated to improving the lives of thousands of farmers by integrating climate resilience into financial systems. ADAPTA’s AI-enabled risk management software and innovative blended climate finance solutions empower commercial banks and credit unions to serve the agricultural sector better. Founded in 2022 with support from the Gates Foundation, ADAPTA stands at the forefront of climate-smart finance.
German brings a distinguished track record from his tenure at the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he created flagship products that set global industry standards. He designed the Global Trade Liquidity Program (GTLP)—the only G20-endorsed facility addressing the 2008 Global Financial Crisis—establishing a platform model that has since been applied to multiple economic shocks. He also spearheaded the world’s first blended finance fund for agriculture, the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP).
A graduate of IMD Business School in Switzerland, German is a Halcyon Climate Fellow and a member of the Clinton Global Initiative Greenhouse. Living between Washington, DC, and Nairobi, Kenya, he works at the nexus of global finance, agricultural development, and climate action—driven by his belief that resilient finance can transform the livelihoods of farming communities worldwide.
