Craig Spruce is the Acting General Counsel at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). He also serves as the Deputy General Counsel for Investment Origination, where he leads the legal group that works with DFC’s business teams to structure, negotiate and execute transactions that mobilize private capital to advance U.S. foreign policy and economic development.
Mr. Spruce has more than 25 years of experience working on transactions ranging from limited recourse project financings to structured finance and direct equity investments, with a particular focus on emerging market transactions. Prior to joining DFC, Mr. Spruce was Chief Counsel at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, where he led a team of lawyers focused on the bank’s investment transactions. He started his legal career at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.
Mr. Spruce holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. in Economics and International Studies from Yale College.