Darby International Capital

CEO and Founder of Darby International Capital with over 25 years in emerging markets credit and private equity. He began at Goldman Sachs, worked at the IFC, then joined Darby Overseas Investments in 2007 where he led the Latin American private debt strategy as Senior Managing Director for 14 years.

Managing Director who joined in 2021 with over 23 years in financial services and C-level management. He previously held the same role at Darby Overseas Investments and founded a Brazilian renewable energy and biofuels platform; he sits on several portfolio company boards.

Principal with over 12 years in credit investment analysis who joined in 2021. Previously a Senior Associate at Darby Overseas Investments handling deal sourcing outside Brazil and Colombia's FINTRA fund, he earlier was a Director at Fitch Ratings.

Senior Associate with over 10 years in finance who joined in 2022. He was previously a Vice President at Corredores Davivienda's investment banking division and worked in European private equity at Nexxus Iberia and Duke Street Capital.

Senior Advisor with over 30 years in US and Latin American private equity and structured credit who joined in 2021. She previously advised Darby Overseas Investments and was a Managing Director and senior portfolio manager at Electra Private Equity and its Brazilian affiliate.

CFO with more than 15 years in financial services who joined in 2021. He was previously Controller of Latin America and European strategies at ACON Investments and a Senior Associate at PwC, and is a licensed CPA in Connecticut.

Senior Associate with over 8 years in finance who joined in 2024. He was previously an Associate at Patria Investments leading M&A analysis and earlier worked as an M&A and financial consultant at Setter Investments.

Senior Advisor and former Managing Director of the World Bank Group and CFO of the IFC. He later served as executive chairman, president, and CEO of Darby/Franklin Templeton and chairs the Darby-Colpatria infrastructure fund investment committee.

Investment Committee member and partner at Control Risks with 25 years as a private equity, infrastructure, and private debt investor across emerging markets. She has held senior roles at Capitalworks, CDPQ, Abris Capital Partners, AIG Infrastructure Funds, and the IFC.

Head of ESG and Climate with over 8 years in emerging markets sustainability who joined in 2023. He previously served as Senior ESG Associate at Emerging Capital Partners and worked in the US Peace Corps in Panama.

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer administering Avoro's compliance program since 2020. He was previously CCO at Centenus Global Management and a compliance officer at Citadel, Visium and Goldman Sachs, and holds a J.D. from New York Law School.

Associate at Avoro since 2025 evaluating biotechnology investments. He earned an MD and MPH from Harvard and published over 20 first-author medical journal articles during medical school.

Erik Kankainen is a Senior Advisor at Darby International Capital. His areas of focus include U.S. and emerging market private equity, investment structuring, negotiation, oversight, and monetization, as well as strategic planning. He also has experience in board leadership and cross-cultural team management.

Trader with over 10 years of trading and operations experience, at Avoro since 2019. He previously launched and was Head Trader at Jafra Capital Management and a trader at Jericho Capital, starting at TPG Axon.