Jorge Velarde

Jorge Velarde serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at COFIDE and is a Board Member at CAF - banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe as of March 2024. Velarde held various leadership positions at CAF - banco de desarrollo de América Latina from June 2009 to April 2023, including Director of Funds and Impact Investments, Director of Investments, Deputy General Counsel, Acting General Counsel, and Senior Counsel. Additionally, Velarde was a Board Member at CAF-Asset Management Corporation (CAF-AM) from August 2017 to April 2023, and worked as a Foreign Associate at Chadbourne & Parke LLP and Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP. Early career experience includes serving as Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer at Standard Chartered Bank and Legal Advisor at Banco Financiero del Perú. Velarde's educational background features a Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center, an MBA from Universidad del Pacífico, and a Juris Doctor from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, among other qualifications.