Speakers

Mary PORTER PESCHKA

Director of the Sustainability (ESG) & Gender Solutions, IFC

Mary is Director of the Sustainability (ESG) & Gender Solutions Department at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
In addition, Mary is co-chair of the OECD-FAO Advisory Group on Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains; a member of the IFC-ILO Better Work Management Committee; and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of the Care Economy.
Mary, a United States national, joined IFC in 2004. Prior to her current role at IFC, Mary was the Director of the Global Advisory Solutions Department. She also previously served as Regional Head of Advisory Services in Latin America & the Caribbean, and Regional Head of Sustainable Business Advisory in the Middle East & North Africa. Before joining IFC, Mary held various positions in the public and private sectors, including Market Access International, an economic development consulting firm; St. Genevieve Group, a group of international mining companies; and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Mary holds a BA from George Washington University, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from the University of Oxford.