Germán Cufré is Global Manager for Telecom, Media and Technology investments at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets.  

German joined IFC in 2006 and has been part of the investment team focused on telecommunications infrastructure since 2008. German is currently responsible for helping develop IFC’s business in the sector, supporting equity and debt transactions in emerging markets across all telecom infrastructure subsectors including broadband, data centers, small cells and DAS, independent tower operators, IoT, TESCO and MNO's.  

Before joining IFC, Mr. Cufre led an acquisitions turnaround team at a distressed asset fund out of Argentina and worked as a strategy/ turnaround consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton based in Chicago (USA), Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).  He holds a B.A. from Universidad de San Andres and an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. 

IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2020, we invested $22 billion in private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity.