Rajat M. Nag

Managing Director General
Asian Development Bank

Mr. Rajat M. Nag is the Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He has been with the institution for more than two decades and assumed his current position in December 2006.

With broad experience across Asia, Mr. Nag plays a critical role in providing strategic and operational direction to ADB so it achieves its mission of helping its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. He also oversees the risk management operations of ADB.

Mr. Nag’s work has given him wide-ranging insight into several issues and challenges relevant to Asia, including infrastructure financing, public-private partnerships and regional economic integration. His particular interest is in working to bridge the gap between the region’s thriving economies and the millions of poor people being left behind.

He has held several top positions in ADB. Prior to his current post, he was head of ADB’s Southeast Asia Department and Special Adviser to the President on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration.

Mr. Nag is a Canadian national and began his professional career at Bank of Canada. He holds engineering degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and University of Saskatchewan (Canada). He also obtained Masters degrees in Business Administration from Canada and Economics from London School of Economics.

Rajat Nag
Telephone: +63 2 632 5416
                   +63 2 632 5743
E-mail: rnag@adb.org
ADB web site: http://www.adb.org