Sylvia Dohnert
InvestorVice 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
- Inter-American Development BankPrincipal Specialistcurrent2025 — presentThe Bahamas
- Inter-American Development BankPrivate Sector Lead Specialist, IDBcurrent2012 — presentBarbados
- Compete CaribbeanExecutive Director2012 — 2025Barbados
- Alcaldia del Municipio Sucre, VenezuelaDirectora de Desarrollo Economico2009 — 2012Municipio Sucre, Estado Miranda, Venezuela
- Alcaldía de SucreDirectora Desarrollo Economico2009 — 2012Venezuela
- United Team Group VenezuelaVice-president of Business Development2007 — 2008
- Inter American Development BankExternal Consultant2005 — 2007
- Inter American Development BankInternal Consultant2003 — 2004
- Consejo Nacional de Promocion de Inversion, CONAPRICoordinator2005
Skills & more
Financial AnalysisProduct QualityProcurementTechnical AssistanceProject PlanningBudgetingProject PerformanceStrategic VisionData AnalysisPrivate Sector DevelopmentConsultingExecutive Leadership
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Project ManagementAnnual ReportsStrategic PlanningAnalytical SkillsLeadershipNegotiationCooperationStrategyLanguages English · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
From Sylvia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bain Capital Venture
Ajay Agarwal
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Alena Harrison
Operating Partner at Bain Capital Double Impact Fund LP
Alexander Katz
Investor at Bain Capital Real Estate
Alexandra Assante
Vice President, Treasury at Bain Capital Venture
Alfred Bonfantini
Director at Bain Capital Credit
Alyson Goff
Associate at Bain Capital Life Sciences
Aman Jain
Investment Associate at Varanium NexGen
Amanda Conklin
Vice President at Bain Capital Double Impact Fund LP
Frequently asked questions
- 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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Also attended Universidad Metropolitana (VE)29
Kevin AlonsoSenior Manager at Axon Partners GroupAlejandro SanchezPartner at Evidity Health CapitalEduardo Gomez MendozaHead of CRH Ventures at CRH VenturesHerman GoihmanGeneral Partner at Red Bike CapitalAndrés BonomieOperating Partner at WAMEX Private EquityAndrés CalderaDirector at SquareOne Capital
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Also attended Tufts University306
Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalMatt GersonInvestor at RevolutionAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesClay BergerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kathryn ReddyPrincipal at .406 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Inter-American Development Bank35
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