André Laude, Chief Investment Officer IFC

André Laude is Chief Investment Officer for IFC’s Global Financial Markets Department focusing on Micro and Small Business Finance worldwide.  Prior to that, André worked as Principal Investment Officer for IFC in the financial sector in Southern Europe and in the Middle East.  He has over 15 years of financial markets experience in Wall Street, in London, Mexico City and Casablanca, including management consulting for the Financial Institutions Group at Booz-Allen & Hamilton. 

Educational background: M.A. international economics at the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University.  André was also a Hoover Foundation Fellow for the Development of the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

André is holding the following Board positions: Chair, Global Microfinance Facility; Director, CoopEst Fund in Eastern Europe; Director, MicroCred S.A. Investment Holdings.