Anna Aguilera joined EMNRD in August 2025. Prior to her work at EMNRD, Anna was Deputy Associate General Counsel for Policy at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) – the U.S. government’s development finance bank – where she served as its chief climate counsel and subject-matter expert for high-impact energy investments in emerging markets.

Prior to DFC, Anna was an Assistant General Counsel specialized in the development and financing of energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, as well as Co-Lead of the agency’s Climate Team.

Anna spent six years in the electric power practices of Norton Rose Fulbright and Van Ness Feldman and began her legal career at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.  Before she was a lawyer, Anna was a Junior Professional Associate at the World Bank’s Global Environment Facility.

Anna holds degrees from Vermont Law School, Harvard University, and Barnard College.