Maria Perdomo

Regional Investment Team Lead for Asia and the Pacific Region

Maria Perdomo is the Regional Investment Team Lead for Asia and the Pacific Region at the United Nations Capital Development Fund. She is a Colombian investment professional with a Master’s in International Affairs and Economic Development from Columbia University, and is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Italian. Maria joined UNCDF in 2010 and has led major initiatives across Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, mobilizing over $30 million for youth-led enterprises and facilitating access to finance for women-owned MSMEs, green transformation, and digital innovation. She has also established strategic partnerships to expand UNCDF’s work in West Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. Before joining UNCDF, Maria provided technical assistance to financial service providers across three continents, helping them enhance their operations to better serve last-mile communities.

OUR TEAM

Pradeep Kurukulasuriya

Executive Secretary

Astrid Couzian

Chief Operations Officer

Srilata Kammila

Chief Investment Officer

Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya

Regional Investment Team Lead for East and Southern Africa and the Arab States Region

Maria Perdomo

Regional Investment Team Lead for Asia and the Pacific Region

Laura Munoz Perez

Regional Investment Team Lead for West and Central Africa and the Caribbean Region

Ryno Byleveldt

Investment Portfolio Management Advisor

Xiang Yu

Corporate Finance Services Advisor

Mohammad Abbadi

Structuring and Financial Instruments Advisor

Fabrizio Cometto

Investment Services Advisor

Anders Berlin

Strategic Funds Advisor

Pierre Pascal Bardoux-Chesneau

Director of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs

Kenji Shundo

Chief Risk Manager

John Rutere

Operations Effectiveness and Assurance Advisor

Marjolaine Côté

External Relations Advisor

Erika Antoine-Souklaye

Strategic Communications Advisor

Mattias Granqvist

Structuring and Guarantee Advisor