Lisa Viscidi

Background

About Lisa Viscidi

Lisa Viscidi is an energy specialist with 20 years of experience in research, project management, and business development. Viscidi has led projects and written numerous reports and articles on decarbonization of the oil and power sectors, energy policy and regulations, and sustainable transport, among other topics. She is Lead Energy Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, where she leads the bank’s energy portfolio in Argentina. Viscidi was previously a Senior Manager in Deloitte Consulting’s government and public services practice, providing technical expertise and managing international energy projects in emerging markets for US government and international clients. Viscidi is also a non-resident Senior Fellow and the former founding Director of the Energy, Climate Change and Extractive Industries Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, a think tank focused on Western Hemisphere affairs. Prior to the Dialogue, she was New York Bureau Chief and Latin America Team Leader for Energy Intelligence Group. Viscidi’s articles have been published in The Financial Times, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, and Foreign Affairs. She frequently presents at conferences and universities throughout the world and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, and other news outlets. Viscidi was an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of International Affairs. She has testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and received a Fulbright Specialist grant in 2017 to teach a course on climate change and environmental policy at the Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá. She has also served on the boards of the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment and the National Capital Area Chapter of the US Association for Energy Economics. Viscidi has a bachelor’s degree in History from the George Washington University and a master’s degree in Latin American studies with a focus on economic development and public policy from New York University.