Ms. Ferretti, a Canadian and US national, is an environmental and social expert with over 16 years of experience in policymaking, design, and implementation of development operations for both the private and public sectors. She is currently a Professor of the Practice of Global Development Policy, Pardee School of Global Studies, at Boston University, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate level courses on environment, climate, and development issues; environmental and social risk management, sustainable finance; and sustainable development trends.
Ms. Ferretti previously worked at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as the first Chief of Environmental and Social Safeguards, where she had the opportunity to establish, develop and shape the Environmental and Social Safeguards Unit (ESG), and its operations; and led the development of new policies and practices, including the initial work on the IDB’s new Environmental and Social Policy Framework.