Share the page
Irene Arias Hofman
CEO
IDB LAB
Private Sector & Development author
Irene Arias Hofman is the CEO of IDB Lab, the innovation and venture laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. Previously, Irene worked for 20 years at the IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, where she managed the Financial Institutions Group and the LAC region with its 16-billion dollar portfolio. Her focus has been on innovation and technology, venture capital, and organizational development.
IDB LAB
IDB Lab is the innovation and venture capital arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. It discovers new ways to drive social inclusion, environmental action and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean. It leverages financing, knowledge and connections to support early-stage entrepreneurship, foster new technologies, activate innovative markets and catalyze existing sectors.