Ana Maria Camelo Vega

Ana Maria Camelo Vega is a Senior Economics and Finance Researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. Her expertise lies at the intersection of finance, economics, and sustainability. Through evidence-based strategies like green financing and impact investing, she is dedicated to promoting innovative approaches aimed at advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With extensive experience in both quantitative and qualitative research, she expertly analyzes the pathways critical to achieving global climate goals, facilitating the energy transition, and advising various financial sector actors and regulators. At CCSI, Ana Maria leads the work in international climate finance, with a specific focus on emerging markets.

She has led projects in advancing the financing pathways for the energy transition from a regional perspective in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe. Her efforts are crucial in creating effective frameworks for the public, private, and institutional financial sectors to transition towards sustainable and resilient economies. 

Previously, Ana María worked both in the private and public sectors. At Finance in Motion, she managed multiple technical assistance projects to optimize investment transactions aimed at promoting sustainable finance through the LAGreen Fund. Her efforts supported the issuance of GSS+ bonds in ten Latin American countries, contributing to substantial greenhouse gas mitigation.

She has also served as an economic adviser at Colombia's Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, and the Ministry of Housing, Cities, and Territory, where she contributed to national strategic priorities, green taxonomy development, and urbanization policy. She also has a rich background in policy analysis.

Ana María holds a Master of Science in Public Policy from NYU's Wagner Graduate School and double Bachelor's degrees in Applied Economics and Global Studies from the College of St. Scholastica.