Emilio Hernandez explores digital financial solutions for last-mile customers. He leads work on innovations that make digital financial systems more impactful in achieving top development goals, especially food security; implementation of foundational building blocks for inclusive finance, like Digital Public Infrastructure and inclusive agent networks; and on new methods to measure the impact financial inclusion has on poor people’s lives to inform more effective policies.
Before joining CGAP, Emilio led technical cooperation programs focused on inclusive rural and agricultural finance at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations overseeing field interventions in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He also oversaw business operations for a large international agricultural technology company throughout Central and South America.
He has a Doctorate degree in Agricultural Economics and Development Finance from The Ohio State University.