Jeanine is an international development professional who has chosen to apply her knowledge to support developing countries address the economic and social needs of citizens. Over her twenty-three year finance and economic development career, Jeanine has moved seamlessly across the public, private and NGO sectors, gaining diverse global experience in corporate, public, micro and small business finance. She has served as resident debt advisor for the US Treasury Department’s Office of Technical Assistance in Peru, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, West Africa, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. To feed her passion for nature and discovery, Jeanine co-founded Mondo Verde Expeditions, a company that offers transformative travel experiences.

She is the co-author of an IFC study titled “A Review of International Markets, Finance and Technical Assistance Models for Eco-lodges in Developing Countries” and has also worked as a consultant to the IDB to develop a community-based tourism business plan for a Peruvian NGO providing technical support to Sierra Productiva, an indigenous sustainable agriculture project outside of Cusco.