Carlos Serrano

Carlos Serrano is Principal Operations Officer and Head of the Secretariat for the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, a World Bank Group initiative aimed at accelerating the transition toward excellence in green banking and mobilizing green finance across emerging markets in Asia and the Pacific.

He brings over 40 years of experience in banking and development finance across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Before his current role, he lead IFC’s climate finance advisory and knowledge services for Latin America, where he supported financial institutions in developing sustainable finance strategies, products, and capabilities. Under his leadership IFC’s Green Banking Academy mobilized USD 4 billion in climate finance, advised +40 financial institutions across 15 countries, trained more than 43,000 professionals. Through his career Carlos has held senior positions at World Bank Group, BBVA Group and the Inter-American Development Bank, including roles in access to finance, relationship management and sustainable banking. He has worked closely with leading financial institutions and banking association across multiple markets.
Carlos is an Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Finance at IE University in Madrid, holds a law degree from CEU University, an international MBA from IE Business School, a finance diploma from Stanford Graduated School of Business, and a diploma in Sustainable Finance from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.