Our Team
Franklin has more than 15 years of experience in financial investment, business management and public affairs. Prior to founding Stori, he was the Investment Manager for Impact Finance, an impact investment fund, overseeing debt and equity investments in small and medium sized enterprises of the agri-food industry. Before that he worked for the International Labour Organization on policies advancing the labor dimension of corporate social responsibility. Franklin holds a Master of Public Affairs from Sciences Po. He is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Iván has over 15 years of experience in supporting governments and international organizations in improving policy outcomes. Prior to founding Stori, he served as a project manager and senior policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In this role, he led and coordinated various OECD reviews and supported over 15 countries in enhancing their planning, monitoring, and evaluation capacities. He is currently collaborating with the United Nations in the development of finance strategies. Iván holds a Master of Public Affairs from Sciences Po Paris and divides his time between Geneva and Madrid.
Amadou has more than 15 years of experience working on promoting a better access to finance for vulnerable groups. He has advised various organizations including the UN Capital Development Fund, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Helvetas, and the International Labor Organization on improving youth financial inclusion, refugees’ livelihood and youth employment. Amadou holds a PhD in development studies from the Graduate School of International and Development Studies of Geneva. He is currently based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Flavia has been consulting for multilateral organizations and national governments for 15 years in Latin America, Africa, and East Asia, working on operational, research and technical assistance projects focused on social inclusion, social entrepreneurship, gender and gender- based violence, citizen security and conflict. Flavia holds a MA in Latin American studies from Georgetown University and she has been a non-resident fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs since 2018. She is based in Rosario, Argentina.
Federico has over 15 years of experience managing projects, monitoring and evaluating programs, as well as advising national and international agencies in the areas of economics, development and citizen security. Among other positions, he served as an M&E consultant at the World Bank, OECD, and national governments. Federico holds a M.Phil. in economics from the Paris School of Economics. He is currently based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Chema is a development economist currently working on economic transformation and private sector development in Africa. She advised more than 15 African countries on their industrialisation agenda, including as an Advisor in Ethiopia and as Head of Industrialisation at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, covering all countries the institute operates in. She worked previously on private sector development in the MENA region at the OECD and contributed to different research and studies on employment and investment in North Africa. She has also worked for several years in management consulting in financial services. She is an Engineer with Applied Mathematics as a major and holds a Master of Public Administration from Sciences Po Paris and London School of Economics, with Economic Policy as a major. She is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Development Expert
Kô has more than 15 years of cross-industry experience in growth strategy, digital strategy, venture capital, and public affairs. He was Business Strategy Manager at Accenture, where he supported the development of the Tokyo innovation ecosystem, sourced minority investments and acquisition targets for Japanese financial institutions. He advises the International Trade Center on tech sector development in frontier markets. He works with the C-Suite in domestic and global markets to evaluate options for increasing value, assess strategic initiatives, and present concise recommendations on where strategic priorities should lie. Kô holds a Master of Public Affairs from Sciences Po Paris, and a Business Strategy certificate from Insead. He is based in Paris, France.
Daniel has more than 17 years experience supporting companies to improve Risk Management and Suppliers Compliance with a special focus on leveraging ESG standards on those organizations. He has collaborated with the Chilean Government in different researches on Innovation best practices from Chilean Mining suppliers. He has held different sales positions in Latin America and Europe working for different sectors like Mining, Energy, Transport and Telecommunications. Daniel holds a BA in Law and a MBA from IESE Business School. He is currently based in Madrid, Spain.
Helga has more than 15 years of experience on the implementation monitoring and enforcement systems in different projects at the local, national, and international level, including Development Agencies and the UN system, with a focus on children’s rights programmes. She has also experience in leading research projects and in teaching research methodologies. Helga holds a PhD in Social Sciences and a Master in Social Anthropology.
She is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
César has more than 20 years of experience as a policymaker and a lawyer. Until 2020, he was the Chief of Staff of Spain´s Department for Energy, Ministry for Ecological Transition. César is Professor of Public Law and Economic Regulation at IE Business School. He has a Ph.D. in Law and Political Science and was a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Law and Global Policy at Harvard Law School. He is based in Madrid, Spain.
Alfredo has more than 30 years of experience advising on international public affairs, foreign policy, and human rights. Alfredo is currently international policy advisor at Amsterdam & Partners LLC. Prior to that, he was Deputy Minister of Defence of Argentina and Ambassador to Honduras. In human rights, Alfredo has been a prominent activist in the Latin America truth and justice movement. He has advised several Latin American governments in the design of Truth Commissions charged to investigate past human rights violations. More recently, Alfredo was Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, in charge of designing a new policy to fight sexual exploitation and abuse by UN military and civilian personnel in field missions. Alfredo Forti holds a BA Degree in International Relations from the American University and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. He is based in Washington DC, United States.
Diana has over 20 years of advising, research and teaching experience in sustainability and articulation of environmental and economic policies in corporate and public policy settings. She is Professor at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford and Neoma Business School, and Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po. Diana authored scientific articles and books in fundamental and applied areas, co-chaired the pan-European Environmental Outlook of the UNEP, is a member of the High-level Group of the International Science Council, board member of the Global Climate Forum and an expert for IPBES and the European Commission. She leads advisory, research and development projects with national and regional governments, companies and World Bank, OECD and UN agencies. Diana has a dual background in natural sciences (PhD Artificial Intelligence, Ecole Polytechnique, MSc Physics) and social sciences (MSc Sociology, MSc Management). She is based in Paris, France.