Rogerio Studart is a development and climate finance economist and senior strategic advisor specializing in public policy, financial architecture, and project structuring for sustainable development. He is Chief Economist and Partner at YangPlanet, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Professor and holder of the Fernando Cardim de Carvalho Chair at CBAE-UFRJ, and Advisor to the Institute for Climate and Society. His work focuses on mobilizing public and private capital for infrastructure, innovation, and the ecological transition, with particular attention to financing constraints, risk allocation, cost of capital, and the macroeconomic and institutional challenges facing the Global South.

Rogerio previously served as Executive Director at the World Bank, representing Brazil and a group of Latin American and Caribbean countries across the World Bank Group and participating in G20 and G24 meetings. He has also held senior research and academic positions at the World Resources Institute, CEBRI, the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, Boston University, and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he was an Associate Professor for more than two decades. His career combines macroeconomic research, climate finance, policy advisory, and practical work on cross-border partnerships and sustainable investment.