Juliana Santiago

Head, Amazon Fund Department, Brazilian Development Bank

 

Juliana Santiago is the Head of the Amazon Fund department at the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). The Amazon Fund provides financial support to combat deforestation, and the BNDES is responsible for raising and investing funds, following and monitoring the projects receiving support, rendering accounts and communicating results obtained. She has been working for the BNDES for more than 9 years, and before leading the Amazon Fund, engaged in financing projects in various segments, such as Waste Management, Sanitation, Urban Infrastructure and Social Inclusion.