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Jessica Espinoza

, CEO of 2X Collaborative, Chair of 2X Challenge

2X COLLABORATIVE

Private Sector & Development author

Jessica Espinoza is CEO of the 2X Collaborative and Chair of the 2X Challenge. She has a track record spanning more than 12 years in development finance and investing. In her previous role as Vice President at DEG, she led debt, mezzanine and equity transactions across developing country markets and served on multiple boards. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Siegen, researching the transformative potential of gender-lens investing.

2X COLLABORATIVE

The 2X Collaborative is a global industry body for gender-lens investing, launched at the UN Generation Equality Forum 2021 by 20 DFIs and MDBs in partnership with GenderSmart and the Investor Leadership Network (ILN) of global pension funds. It builds on the 2X Challenge, which has invested and mobilized more than USD 11 billion under the 2X criteria since 2018. The 2X Collaborative now brings together the full range of investors, deploying capital with a gender lens globally.