IV OAS Private Sector Forum
Panama City, Panama - May 31st - June 3rd, 2007
Energy for Development in the Americas: The Role of Public - Private Partnerships

Mark Lambrides has over 14 years of experience in the promotion and development of sustainable energy projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. He is the Project Manager for Renewable Energy in the Americas Initiative (REIA), a hemispheric initiative based in the Office. REIA works with member countries to expand the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Mark has worked closely with many countries to overcome barriers that limit the deployment of sustainable energy solutions in both grid-tied and rural applications, including the preparation of policy and regulatory guidance, creative financing packages, technical feasibility work, and human capacity building initiatives. Mark is currently managing projects including; the Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Energy Project (Geo-Caraïbes), the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Parntership (REEEP) Sectretariat for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the Western Hemisphere Information Exchange (WHIX). He is also actively supporting the Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) in LAC, and the Global Sustainable Energy Islands Initiative (GSEII) in the Caribbean.

His energy sector career has included work in the private sector (DynCorp), an energy trade association (U.S. Export Council for Renewable Energy), and with a non-governmental environmental organization (Winrock International). Currently a Senior Energy Specialist at the Organization of American States (OAS), Mark holds an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Kalamazoo College. Mark is married (Nancy) and has two children (Stephen and Alex). In his free time Mark enjoys triathlons, downhill skiing, and cycling