Teresa Barger

Teresa Barger co-founded Cartica Management LLC, an alternative asset manager dedicated to Emerging Market investment, in 2009, where she currently serves as the CEO. Prior to that, Ms. Barger spent 21 years at the International Finance Corporation investing in emerging market companies in nearly all regions of the world. At IFC, among other positions, Ms. Barger was Division Manager for Africa, Deputy Director of Credit/Investment Review, and Director of Private Equity and Investment Funds. In that post, Ms. Barger created the first index for EM private equity and co-founded the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). Ms. Barger also developed the first two corporate governance funds in the Emerging Markets, for Korea and Brazil. Ms. Barger was subsequently Director of Corporate Governance and Securities Market Development. In that position Ms. Barger was responsible for the governance aspects of IFC investments and using governance as a value addition strategy. Before joining IFC, Ms. Barger was with McKinsey & Company.

In addition, Ms. Barger currently serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of American University in Cairo, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India, and ANERA. Ms. Barger also serves on the Advisory Council for the Pacific Pension and Investment Institute and Princeville Climate Tech Fund. Ms. Barger received her Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Harvard College and her MBA from the Yale School of Management. Ms. Barger also did post graduate work at the American University in Cairo.