Sergio Rivera Zeballos
About Sergio Rivera Zeballos
Sergio Rivera Zeballos is an Associate Principal at Arup, specializing in Infrastructure Advisory Services. He has extensive experience in finance and development, having held senior roles at various international organizations.
Current Title and Role
Sergio Rivera Zeballos is currently serving as an Associate Principal in Infrastructure Advisory Services at Arup, based in Washington, D.C., starting from 2023. In his capacity, he leads the development of new business opportunities by identifying key infrastructure and energy sub-sectors for funding and financing in the Americas. His role includes collaborating on infrastructure advisory work, focusing on renewable energy investment due diligence and finance structuring. He also enhances services to advise clients on bankability and access to development finance for clean energy generation technologies in the Global South.
Previous Positions and Experience
Before joining Arup, Sergio Rivera Zeballos held several significant roles. From 2018 to 2023, he was Managing Director of Structured and Project Finance, Power/Energy at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. He worked as a Senior Energy Finance Consultant at The World Bank from 2017 to 2018 in Washington, D.C. Additionally, he served as Senior Investment Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank from 2008 to 2016 in Lima, Peru, and as a Relationship Manager/Loan Officer at the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 2005 to 2008 in Washington, D.C. Other notable positions include entrepreneurial work at Pegasus Consultants from 2002 to 2004 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and an Assistant Vice President role at Santander Global Banking & Markets from 1999 to 2000 in Greater New York City Area.
Education Background
Sergio Rivera Zeballos has an extensive academic background. He achieved a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A) in Business and Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Finance and Investments from The George Washington University School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and Mathematics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Furthermore, he holds a degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra - UPSA.
Professional Skills and Responsibilities
In his professional capacity, Sergio Rivera Zeballos conducts ESG performance standards gap analysis to improve advisory services for clients. He is known for working with multidisciplinary teams across geographies to ensure the technical and business case thoroughness of project delivery. His responsibilities include advising on financial structuring and due diligence for renewable energy investments, enhancing client services related to clean energy generation technologies, and improving access to development finance for projects focused on the Global South.