Description

I am a senior strategy and financial services advisor with 15+ years of experience supporting banks, insurers, DFIs and fintechs on corporate strategy, capital mobilisation and market entry, including deep experience in trade and working capital solutions, guarantees and risk-sharing structures. I have held senior leadership roles at Barclays and AIG and worked at the Inter-American Development Bank, giving me a deep understanding of how capital, risk and incentives operate across financial institutions.

My work focuses on corporate and business strategy, capital mobilisation, and market entry for regulated and impact-aligned organisations. I help clients move from fragmented initiatives to clear, execution-ready strategies, translating complex financial and institutional constraints into practical roadmaps that senior teams can implement.

I am most often engaged on strategy co-creation, financial institutions strategy, go-to-market design, and senior advisory assignments where credibility, clarity and stakeholder alignment are critical. I work in an agile, pragmatic way and typically partner closely with executive teams to shape direction, prioritise actions and support implementation.

Languages

Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Italian
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km)

Nifina
Board Advisor
TECH
January 2026 - Today (5 months)
London, United Kingdom
Board Advisor to Nifina, a fintech focused on enabling credit insurance–backed trade and working capital solutions for financial institutions and corporates.
• Advise the Board and senior management on credit insurance strategy, including product design, insurer engagement and portfolio structuring.
• Provide strategic input on go-to-market strategy, partnerships with banks, insurers and investors, and scaling across developed and emerging markets.
• Act as a bridge between insurance, banking and capital markets perspectives, drawing on 15+ years’ international experience across global insurers, banks and development finance institutions.
Credit Insurance & Guarantees Board & Strategic Advisory Fintech Strategy & Scaling Product Strategy & Design Insurance-Backed Financing Structures
VELANDIA EVAN CONSULTING LTD
Founder & Managing Director
BANKING AND INSURANCE
October 2025 - Today (8 months)
London, United Kingdom
Founded an independent advisory platform providing board-level and senior management advice on strategy, financial structuring and portfolio optimisation for development finance institutions and private sector clients.
• Engaged by a major multilateral development bank to support origination efforts aimed at attracting European investment into Latin America and strengthening the bank's project pipeline.
• Deliver strategic and operational insights leveraging 15+ years' international experience in trade, lending and investment.
• Position the firm as a trusted platform for high-impact advisory work during this transitional period.
Strategy Co-Creation & Advisory Corporate & Business Strategy Financial Institutions Strategy Market Entry & Growth Strategy Capital Mobilisation
AIG
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL HEAD OF TRADE FINANCE
BANKING AND INSURANCE
February 2022 - November 2024 (2 years and 9 months)
London, UK
Led team of 20+ Underwriters, Managers and Lawyers across EMEA, APAC and Americas, increasing talent retention and expanding market presence. Set and drove global business strategy for Trade Finance, serving major international banks, NBFIs and corporates with comprehensive trade finance and working capital solutions. Accountable for Global P&L of +$30M in premiums and balances of c. $6B.
• Grew trade finance portfolio by 60% (balances $4BN to $5.5B) in premium over 2.5 years, making it the most profitable line across three Credit Lines with zero losses.
• Achieved significant portfolio growth by identifying and recommending new markets, products and underwriting strategies.
• Reduced silos and increased cross-selling opportunities by fostering collaboration across Credit Lines.
• Rebuilt previously underperforming team into a diverse, high-performing unit, including 2 AIG Chairman Awards recipients and recognition as the go-to team for innovative trade finance structures.
• Enabled major banks to achieve majorcapital relief in trade finance by sponsoring high-profile portfolio deals.
• Launched successful Development Bank initiative, re-engaging with the largest global Trade Finance Program after AIG's previous exit.
• Drove underwriting excellence through risk appetite adherence and pricing adequacy, enhancing overall performance.
• Expanded product and geographic risk appetite by developing effective reinsurance strategy.
Global Trade Finance Strategy Credit Insurance & Guarantees risk Sharing & Portfolio Structuring Portfolio Management (Multi-Region) Capital Relief & Balance Sheet Optimisation