María Teresa Villanueva
Distinguished Gender Equity Expert and Development Strategist
About Me
María Teresa Villanueva serves as Principal Operations Specialist in the Gender and Diversity Division at the Inter-American Development Bank, where she leads initiatives to foster inclusive economic development across Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2016, she has spearheaded the Gender Parity Accelerators Initiative, a collaborative effort with the World Economic Forum and French Development Agency that has launched in nine countries