Economic Development & Gender Integration

The team at International BSG combined has over 40 years of international development expertise, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship, business growth, development economics, gender integration, climate finance, and social impact.

The company was established in 2022 by CEO & Founder Barbara Grunewald. After a career that spanned over 15+ years in international development, international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI0, and after years of managing a small family company in the aviation industry, Barbara opened International BSG to focus specifically on economic and private sector development, bringing her unique expertise in designing and delivering projects that include a gender and sustainability lens.

International BSG counts on a wide network of economic development specialists around the world, who we form consortiums and partnerships with for specific international development projects. Our partners are meticulously selected to add value to our project, linking international expertise to local contexts.

The geographical expertise and focus of International BSG is the Americas, the Caribbean, and the MENA region. The team members have worked in international development projects in Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia.

The individual team members have experience working in programs and projects funded by international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the International Trade Center, and SheTrades; and international development agencies such as the Department for International Development UK, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and Empire State Development New York State.