Diego Castillo
Senior Associate
Diego Castillo is an applied economist with over ten years of experience at the intersection of environmental sciences, sustainable development, and strategic planning. He specializes in assessing environmental changes and translating these into economic and monetary impacts, particularly in the context of climate change adaptation. He has worked extensively with the World Bank and other mission-driven organizations to evaluate the effects of climate change on water resources and agriculture, economic productivity, and infrastructure. He has also advised both public and private clients on quantifying environmental damages and their subsequent harms. He routinely serves as project manager, leading multidisciplinary teams and engaging closely with client counterparts to deliver high-quality analytical outputs.
In addition, Diego specializes in greenhouse gas accounting, corporate sustainability, and related mitigation strategies. His work includes calculating Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and conducting climate risk assessments in the food and services sectors, in line with ESG frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, CDP, and CSRD.
Diego holds a Master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on sustainability and resilience, and a B.S. in Business and Economics from the Catholic University of Chile. He is based in New York City, NY.