Alvaro Acosta

Alvaro Acosta is a Principal Consultant at ERM, promoted in December 2023, with a focus on project management and business development in the extractive industries and automotive sector. Before this role, Alvaro was a Managing Consultant within the Critical Resource Team, specializing in political, sustainability, and stakeholder risks. Previous experience includes positions at CRU, where Alvaro progressed from Research Analyst to Consultant (C2), providing advisory services in ESG and M&A to top-tier mining clients, and a Master’s Graduate Summer Intern role at John Laing, focusing on renewable energy assets and M&A. Early career experience includes a Research Analyst position at Control Risks, advising Fortune 500 clients on political risk in Latin America, and serving as an advisor to the Vice Minister of Mines in Colombia. Alvaro holds multiple degrees, including an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as additional qualifications from Chevening Awards, Universidad del Rosario, Sciences Po, and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Universidad del Rosario.