Michael Lopesciolo joined the Center for International Development's Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2019.

Prior to joining CID, he worked as a Senior Research Associate at Eaton Vance, a Boston-based asset management firm, covering Latin American economics and politics for the global macro group. He also worked as a Project Associate at Centennial Group International, a boutique policy consulting firm, and spent the past summer analyzing investment options in public-private partnerships and social lending at Argentina’s national pension fund.

Michael holds a B.S. in International Political Economy from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID, 2019) from the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. His research interests include taxation, fiscal policy, and infrastructure finance.