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Alejandro Alvarez von Gustedt

Vice President, EuropeRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Biography

As RPA’s Vice President in Europe, Alex works to accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world by assisting European philanthropists, foundations and corporations through a combination of advisory, project hosting, and research.

After a career in strategy consulting with Monitor Group, and as the Director for the Inter-American Development Bank in Europe, Alex focused on building regional networks of social investors: He is a co-founder and board member of Latimpacto, and earlier supported the establishment of the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance and of AVPN’s Representative Office in Mainland China. He also facilitated a WEF-led consortium to unlock financing for MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Alex is a national of Spain and Germany, holds Law and Business Administration degrees from the U. Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid, and a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown U., Washington, DC.