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Sylvia Dohnert

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Vice President, Product Specialist at Bain Capital Venture · Advisor at Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility

Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas

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About

A Lead Private Sector Development Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank who leads Compete Caribbean. She holds a PhD in Economic Development and Regional Planning from MIT.

Experience

  1. Inter-American Development BankPrincipal Specialistcurrent2025 — presentThe Bahamas
  2. Inter-American Development BankPrivate Sector Lead Specialist, IDBcurrent2012 — presentBarbados
  3. Compete CaribbeanExecutive Director2012 — 2025Barbados
  4. Alcaldia del Municipio Sucre, VenezuelaDirectora de Desarrollo Economico2009 — 2012Municipio Sucre, Estado Miranda, Venezuela
  5. Alcaldía de SucreDirectora Desarrollo Economico2009 — 2012Venezuela
  6. United Team Group VenezuelaVice-president of Business Development2007 — 2008
  7. Inter American Development BankExternal Consultant2005 — 2007
  8. Inter American Development BankInternal Consultant2003 — 2004
  9. Consejo Nacional de Promocion de Inversion, CONAPRICoordinator2005

Skills & more

Financial AnalysisProduct QualityProcurementTechnical AssistanceProject PlanningBudgetingProject PerformanceStrategic VisionData AnalysisPrivate Sector DevelopmentConsultingExecutive Leadership
+8 moreProject ManagementAnnual ReportsStrategic PlanningAnalytical SkillsLeadershipNegotiationCooperationStrategy

Languages English · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

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Who is Sylvia Dohnert?
A Lead Private Sector Development Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank who leads Compete Caribbean. She holds a PhD in Economic Development and Regional Planning from MIT.
Where does Sylvia Dohnert work?
Sylvia Dohnert is Vice President, Product Specialist at Bain Capital Venture.
Where did Sylvia Dohnert go to school?
Sylvia Dohnert studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., International Development and Regional Planning); Universidad Metropolitana (VE) (Ingeniero de Sistemas, Engineering); Tufts University (Master of Arts - MA, Public Policy Analysis).

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