Umberto Pisoni

Global Portfolio Head, Private Equity and Investment Funds Department, IFC

Umberto Pisoni is a Senior Investment Officer with IFC’s Private Equity and Investment Funds Department. He is responsible for IFC’s portfolio and new investments in funds in Latin America, and is also responsible for IFC’s global strategy in Venture Capital. The International Finance Corporation has built up a portfolio of investments in emerging market investment funds representing a commitment of over $1.9 billion in about 135 funds. The Funds Department is IFC’s center of expertise for the selection and structuring of new funds, leveraging and sharing the experience gained from its portfolio and constantly adapting best industry practices to the constraints of the different markets it operates in.