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ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
Ms. Roberta Casali is the Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). She assumed the position in January 2022.
Ms. Casali is responsible for the overall management of the operations of the Office of Risk Management, the Controller’s Department, and the Treasury Department.
The Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank have signed a sovereign exposure exchange agreement worth $1.5 billion.
The Asian Development Bank has appointed Roberta Casali as Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management for a period of 3 years. She will succeed Ingrid van Wees whose term ends on 9 December.
Keynote address by Roberta Casali, ADB Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management, at the 2022 Asian Regional Forum on Investment Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves, 26 October 2022
Opening remarks by Roberta Casali, ADB Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management, at the Joint Launch of the ADB’s Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report and the Sustainability Report, 28 September 2022
Opening statement by Roberta Casali, ADB Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management, at the DZ Bank Virtual Seminar during ADB’s 55th Annual Meeting, 27 September 2022
Keynote address by Roberta Casali, ADB Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management, at the Policy Dialogue and Book Launch on Blue Economy and Blue Finance, at ADB’s 55th Annual Meeting, 26 September 2022
Remarks by Roberta Casali, ADB Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management, at the “Financing the Blue Economy in Asia and the Pacific” seminar, a side session during the UN Ocean Conference, 29 June 2022
Ms. Casali is a financial expert with more than 30 years of executive experience in central banking and the financial sector. She held senior positions in the area of payment systems at the Bank of Italy, in both national and international roles, including contributions as a member of the Working Group on Retail Payment Systems in the Bank for International Settlements. Ms. Casali also has significant private sector banking experience, including more than 10 years at leading Italian international banking group Intesa Sanpaolo SpA. She served on a number of boards of listed and private companies as an independent chair and non-executive director.
Ms. Casali has deep knowledge and understanding of the international development agenda and the dynamics and complexities of the work environment in multilateral institutions. She was an Adjunct Professor at the Luiss Business School and a strategic advisor for corporate governance, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and social impact.
Ms. Casali holds a master’s in economics and business administration with honors from the University La Sapienza of Rome, Italy, and a master of business administration degree with majors in finance, corporate accounting, corporate organization, and markets from the Simon Graduate Business School, University of Rochester (N.Y.), United States. She also received a certificate in corporate governance under the INSEAD Executive International Directors Programme in Fontainebleau, France.