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Massimiliano Riva is an Investment Advisor at the U.N. Joint SDG Fund. He actively contributes to the United Nations work on sustainable and innovative finance and is keen to collaborate with colleagues and partners to unlock much needed resources for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2019 he joined the Joint SDG Fund as Investment Advisor to design new approaches that can result in better and higher financing for the SDGs. There he manages one of the largest blended finance facilities in the UN system and the related +$100M SDG Financing portfolio of the Fund. Max is a sustainable finance advisor with 18 years of experience in the public and private sector. He accumulated expertise in areas such as guarantees, inclusive finance, export credit, impact investing, green/SDG bonds and sector resource mobilization strategies. In his career he facilitated a wide range of partnerships on sustainable trade and finance, providing advisory services on the ground to +30 countries-across all continents. He authored several publications and is a seasoned keynote speaker. Max has a Master in Economics and International Policies from ASERI and a Degree in Economics from the Bocconi University. Connect: @massimilianoriv