Nathalie Louat

Global Director, Trade & Supply Chain Finance, International Finance Corporation (IFC) | World Bank Group

Nathalie Louat is IFC's Global Director of Trade & Supply Chain Finance, where she leads a coordinated set of programs and services designed to close the trade finance gap in emerging markets, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises and women-owned businesses.

Nathalie brings decades of senior leadership experience to the role. Before her current appointment, she served as Global Senior Manager for Innovation, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Distressed Assets from 2014 to 2020. Earlier in her IFC career, she was Senior Manager for East Asia and the Pacific Portfolio Operations and held positions in IFC Treasury's Structured Finance Department. Prior to joining IFC, she worked in investment banking at Credit Lyonnais and spent several years at the French Ministry of Finance.

A committed advocate for gender equality in trade finance, Nathalie launched the Women in Trade Network in 2024. The Network brings together female trade finance executives from around the world to advance women's access to trade finance products and services in emerging markets.

Nathalie holds a degree from the French School of Statistics and Economics and is a qualified Actuary from the Paris Institute of Actuarial Studies.