About
Yasmin Saadat joined SEAF's Board of Directors in 2019 and has more than three decades of experience in development economics and emerging-market investing. She spent over 30 years at the World Bank and the IFC in roles spanning macroeconomic and agricultural sector policy and lending operations, most recently as Product Head of Commodity and Structured Trade Finance at the IFC, where she built a $1.5 billion structured trade finance business. She previously served as Principal Member and COO of Potomac River Capital and currently sits on the Green Climate Fund's Accreditation Panel as a Senior Fiduciary Expert. She holds a BA in Economics from the Université des Sciences Sociales in Grenoble and an MA and PhD in Development Economics and International Development from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and is a CFA charterholder.
