Thais Lobato de Mello

Thais Mello is part of the Infrastructure Upstream LAC team participating of many Upstream projects such as the Upstream U4C LAC Scoping Platform, unlocking opportunities for IFC to partner with state-owned water and sanitation utilities offering a package combining technical advisory and investment with clients in the Water and Sanitation space. She also participates actively in development and coordination of studies and projects on Energy, Transport and Telecom sectors. 

Before joining IFC, she worked for more than 10 years across different infrastructure sectors in Brazil, having participated in expressions of interest, tenders and structuring financing together with Brazilian development and commercial banks. Thais’ experience includes due diligence, financial modelling, debt structuring and equity investments as well as experience as a financial advisor for PPPs and concessions for the private and public sectors.

She holds an MBA from INSEAD, a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EAESP-FGV) and a degree in Accounting from Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP). Thais speaks fluent Portuguese, English and advanced Spanish.