Judge of "Leveraging Business for Social Change: BUILDING THE FIELD OF SOCIAL BUSINESS" Competition
Julie T. Katzman a U.S. citizen, was appointed the General Manager of the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) in March 2009.
Ms. Katzman has over 15 years of experience in private equity, capital raising, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining the MIF, she had been based in Washington, D.C. working with companies on a broad range of strategic and financial issues in the U.S. Hispanic market and with Spanish alternative energy companies.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Katzman worked for Lehman Brothers, focusing on the company’s High Yield and Private Equity businesses. In 1996, she left Lehman Brothers as Managing Director and co-founded Violy Byorum & Partners (VB&P), a New York-based investment bank focused on Latin America. During her tenure, VB&P was one of the top 10 M&A advisors throughout Latin America. She advised many large and influential companies in the region on both strategic issues and capital raising.
Currently, Ms. Katzman serves on the Board of Visitors of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, the Board of Advisors of Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, and the Board of Directors of the International Center for Research on Women (“ICRW”).
A summa cum laude graduate from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Ms. Katzman holds a degree in the Science of Foreign Service. She earned her Masters in Management with Distinction from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
