Riccardo Bracho
Senior International Program Manager - Project Finance and Transaction Lead @National Laboratory of the Rockies
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WORK HISTORY
Senior International Program Manager - Project Finance and Transaction Lead @National Laboratory of the Rockies
Golden, CO, US
Manager of US and international initiatives to provide clean energy and power sector transformation assistance: o Managing programs to assist developing nations to transform their power sector, by providing technical, policy and regulatory assistance including: Regional and national modeling of electric systems under high levels of renewable penetration. Analyzing grid expansion planning for Renewable Energy Zones. Improving surveillance mechanisms for power markets. Developing appropriate smart grid, distributed generation, storage and demand response public policies, compensation mechanisms and regulation. Providing technical assistance for integrating renewable energies into the electrical grid while maintaining reliability and reducing energy prices. Providing various tools for project development and design of clean power auctionso Leading in-country initiatives to reduce financing and policy barriers to mobilize private sector investment at scale for clean energy in India, Kenya, Indonesia, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Colombia. Developing and coordinating clean energy innovative financing initiatives with various stakeholders.o Co-leading analysis and recommendations for the restructuring of Mexico’s National Electricity and Climate Change Research Institute.o Leading work with private sector financiers and public policy makers to design and develop capital market financial instruments and public-private solutions to unlock large private investment for renewable projectso Leading in coordination, the creation and implementation of National Finance Strategies in Colombia, Peru and Chile and developing innovative financing mechanisms to reduce funding gaps, and increasing private sector participation- Supporting the U.S. Treasury 1603 program by performing technical, economic and financial analysis of large US renewable energy projects, including; financial structure, cost reasonableness, and technical feasibility.
EDUCATION
Universidad La Salle, A.C.
Bachelor, Accounting
University of Connecticut
MBA, Finance
University of Colorado Denver
MS, Global Energy Management
SKILLS
ABOUT RICCARDO BRACHO
Finance specialist and Senior Manager with over 25 years investment experience in global capital markets, private equity, project finance, renewable energy deployment, policy and regulation. Senior manager with energy and finance graduate degrees, currently developing and managing power system transformation programs for developing nations searching for decarbonization solutions. Collaborator with the energy and banking industries to find new private capital financing solutions for the renewable energy sector. Working with developing nations, multilateral development banks, technical experts and various donors promoting capacity building while providing technical, policy and regulatory solutions for climate mitigation programs.Designing and implementing US government private capital mobilization activities to promote low emission development strategies in Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, Kenya and Indonesia.
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