Michella Michels

Michella Michels is currently the Lead Credit Risk Officer at IDB Invest, with previous experience as a Director at Fitch Ratings, VP at Mizuho, Senior Credit Officer at HSBC, and VP at WestLB. Prior roles include Credit Risk Specialist at Banco Votorantim and Credit Risk Manager at Banco Santander. Michella's education background includes an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Leicester, a certificate in Finance from FAE Centro Universitário, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidade Federal do Paraná. Specializes in credit risk analysis for project finance, trade finance, and derivative transactions, with a focus on infrastructure projects in Latin America.