Helena Dill

Helena is a seasoned sustainable finance specialist at the Climate Department of the World Bank Group in Washington DC, where she works with governments, businesses, and international organizations to promote low carbon, resilient, and nature-smart growth, and innovative solutions that contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development. Helena has supported innovative transactions—such as IFC’s pioneering biodiversity bonds in Latin America—and contributed to the development of market standards for nature bonds, MDBs nature finance taxonomy, and guidance on sustainable finance for SMEs. Helena has over 15 years of experience in finance, sustainable development, infrastructure, and regulatory reform. Her career spans key roles at the IFC Climate Department, World Bank Treasury, and Brazil’s Presidency of the Republic, Ministry of Finance, and National Treasury. She holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Development Economics from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.