Roberto G. Aiello

Inter-American Development Bank
Principal Regional Energy Specialist


Roberto G. Aiello is a Principal Regional Energy Specialist for the Caribbean region at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He has 25 years of experience in investment operations, technical assistance, and development policies in energy and sustainable development. Prior to the Caribbean, he coordinated the Energy program in the South Cone based in Paraguay with extended responsibilities to Chile and Uruguay, and previously served as a Principal Energy Advisor based in Washington DC. Before joining the IDB, he was a Senior Energy Specialist at the World Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean and most recently for the Pacific region based in Australia. Prior to the World Bank, he served as Technical Coordinator of the Montreal Protocol Unit at the Secretariat of Sustainable Development in Argentina, and previously as project manager in the private sector. Roberto is an Industrial Engineer and holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development.