Join GS alumnus Alán Bonilla '04GS as he discusses his nontraditional path to GS and his successful career in sustainable finance. Expand your knowledge and network by engaging with Alán while enjoying a light lunch.
Alán Bonilla '04GS is a Director and Lead Analyst in the Sustainable Finance team at SP Global Ratings. He focuses on conducting ESG Evaluations and Second Party Opinions for green, social, and sustainability bond issues in various sectors. Alán is also responsible for ESG thought leadership and assisting in integrating ESG risks into credit ratings. Alán previously worked in SP Global Ratings U.S. Public Finance Housing group, where he provided credit ratings to various affordable housing bond issuers, including state housing finance agencies, social housing providers, and community development financial institutions.
Before joining SP Global Ratings, Alán co-founded Moody’s Analytics’ Social Performance Group, a product development group that created social risk measurement tools for impact investing markets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Alán also worked in various ratings groups at Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, including Structured Finance, Asset-Backed Commercial Paper, and Unsecured Consumer Credit Asset-backed Securities.
Alán was previously a Relationship Manager at DWM Asset Management, an emerging markets investment manager dedicated to making impact investments that seek risk-appropriate returns with measurable environmental or social benefits for the developing world. At DWM, Alán performed credit and social analysis for the firm’s debt and equity investments and managed several client relationships in India and Latin America.
Alán earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Columbia University and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in public management from Johns Hopkins University.
