Lucia Sanchez provides strategic leadership to the SME Program at IPA, coordinates its research network and agenda, and leads the Program's efforts on project development, fundraising and policy outreach. Prior to joining IPA, she worked on the design and implementation of SME development policies both at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vietnam and at the National Ministry of Industry and the National Bank of Argentina. She holds a Masters degree in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, a graduate degree in Development Economics from FLACSO, and an BA in Sociology from University of Buenos Aires.