Julio Guity-Guevara, LL.M., is the Managing Director of SUDECC, Inc., a consulting firm that promotes sustainable development and delivers services to facilitate the implementation of climate change projects in vulnerable populations. Previously, he was Deputy Director of the Executive Office of the Mayor of Washington, DC, Office on Latino Affairs. Julio was recently reappointed by the Governor of Maryland to serve a 2026–2031 term on the Montgomery County Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board.
Previously, Julio worked as a project attorney and an environmental specialist at the Legal Department, the Energy and Climate Change Unit, the Environmental Safeguards Unit of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He was a member of the IDB’s working group responsible for the establishment of the Clean Technology Trust Fund (CTF). In recent years, Julio has participated in and led delegations composed of local and territorial government representatives, experts, and policymakers at major international forums, including the UN Climate Change Conferences (COP26, COP27, and COP28) and the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16).
Over the years, Julio developed an expertise in community engagement, climate finance, international project finance and dispute settlement mechanisms. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Washington College of Law, American University.
“Julio Guity-Guevara, LL.M., es el Director Gerente de SUDECC, Inc., una firma de consultoría que promueve el desarrollo sostenible y presta servicios para facilitar la implementación de proyectos sobre cambio climático en poblaciones vulnerables. Anteriormente, se desempeñó como Subdirector de la Oficina de Asuntos Latinos, adscrita a la Oficina Ejecutiva del Alcalde de Washington, D.C. Recientemente, Julio fue ratificado por el Gobernador de Maryland para cumplir un mandato durante el periodo 2026–2031 en la Junta de Apelaciones de la Evaluación del Impuesto a la Propiedad del Condado de Montgomery.
Previamente, Julio trabajó como abogado de proyectos y especialista ambiental en el Departamento Jurídico, la Unidad de Energía y Cambio Climático, y la Unidad de Salvaguardas Ambientales del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). Fue miembro del grupo de trabajo del BID responsable del establecimiento del Fondo Fiduciario de Tecnologías Limpias (CTF). En años recientes ha participado en, así como liderado, delegaciones compuestas por representantes de gobiernos locales y territoriales, expertos y responsables de la formulación de políticas en importantes foros internacionales, incluidas las Conferencias de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP26, COP27 y COP28) y la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Biodiversidad (COP16).
A lo largo de los años, Julio ha desarrollado una sólida experiencia en participación comunitaria, financiamiento climático, financiamiento internacional de proyectos y mecanismos de solución de controversias. Posee una Maestría en Derecho (LL.M.) de la Washington College of Law de la American University.”
Julio also served at the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations of the U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce after being appointed in 2021. He has received multiple recognitions. He was selected as one of the top 40 Latinx experts in U.S. national security and foreign policy by the Diversity in National Security Network and New America in 2020.
He was appointed by the Mayor of Washington, DC in 2015 and reappointed in 2019 to serve as the Deputy Director of the Executive Office of the Mayor, Office on Latino Affairs where he oversaw the administration of grants and implemented the Mayor’s initiatives. As an entrepreneur, Julio focuses on creating economic opportunities, reducing income inequalities and fighting climate change. In 2002, Julio began his career in international development by joining the Organization of American States (OAS) as an Attorney Fellow for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Subsequently, as a legal advisor and project attorney, he provided technical services to the World Bank Group (WBG), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). While working at these organizations, he developed an expertise in international project finance, dispute settlement mechanisms and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). He holds a Master of Laws, with a specialization in International Business Law from Washington College of Law, American University.
You can contact Julio at julio@guity.org