Student conversation with Ms. Elisa Zogbi (Inter-American Development Bank)
Speaker
Elisa Zogbi (Senior Advisor, External Affairs & Communication; Inter-American Development Bank)Date & time
Location
RSVP required. This is an in-person event for current U-M students. Light breakfast will be provided.
During this informal breakfast career talk, Ms. Elisa Zogbi will discuss her career in international development. Ms. Zogbi will participate in this career talk in her personal capacity.
Dan Ellis (Interim Managing Director, IPC) will provide opening remarks, and Dr. Amy Beck Harris (Faculty Lead, Aid & Development) will moderate the discussion.
This event is co-sponsored with the Ford School's Career Services office.
About the Speaker
Elisa Zogbi is an international development leader with more than two decades of experience working at the intersection of democracy and economic development across Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East. She currently serves as a Senior Advisor in the Inter-American Development Bank's External Affairs and Communications Department, supporting strategic engagement and partnerships that advance the IDB Group's institutional priorities and strengthen its relationships with key stakeholders.
Prior to joining the IDB, Elisa spent nearly 15 years with the U.S. Agency for International Development, most recently as Director for South American Affairs and Principal Officer for Venezuela in USAID's Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. Throughout her Foreign Service career, she held senior leadership roles overseeing complex development portfolios in Colombia, El Salvador, Paraguay, Venezuela, and the West Bank and Gaza.
Elisa holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies and Spanish and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Kansas, and an M.Sc. in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
