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.
ORGANIZATION
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Who We Are
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.
How We're Organized
Members
ADB has 68 shareholding members including 49 from the Asia and Pacific region. View a complete list of our members.
Board of Governors
ADB's highest policy-making body is the Board of Governors, which comprises one representative from each member nation – 48 from the Asia-Pacific and 19 from outside the region.
Board of Directors
The Governors elect 12 members to form the Board of Directors, which performs its duties full time at the ADB headquarters. The Directors supervise ADB's financial statements, approve its administrative budget, and review and approve all policy documents and all loan, equity, and technical assistance operations.
Management
The President heads a management team comprising a Managing Director General and six Vice-Presidents. The team supervises the work of ADB's operational, administrative, and knowledge departments.
Masatsugu Asakawa
Masatsugu Asakawa is the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Chairperson of ADB’s Board of Directors. He was elected President by ADB’s Board of Governors and assumed office on 17 January 2020.
Woochong Um
Woochong Um is ADB’s Managing Director General. Mr. Um is responsible for ensuring bank-wide coherence on key initiatives and issues. He provides oversight to the Department of Communications, the Office of Professional Conduct, and the Office of the Ombudsperson.
Departments and Country Offices
Office of the President (OPR)
Masatsugu ASAKAWA (Mr)
President
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Woochong UM
Managing Director General
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Office of the Vice-Presidents
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Vice-President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development)
Shixin CHEN (Mr)
Vice-President (Operations 1)
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Ahmed M. SAEED (Mr)
Vice-President (Operations 2)
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Ashok LAVASA (Mr)
Vice-President (Private Sector Operations and Public-Private Partnerships)
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Bruce GOSPER (Mr)
Vice-President (Administration and Corporate Management)
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Roberta CASALI (Ms)
Vice-President (Finance and Risk Management)
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Anticorruption and Integrity, Office of (OAI)
The designated point of contact for allegations of fraud or corruption pertaining to ADB-financed activities or staff members. More on Anticorruption and Integrity | Report fraud and corruption
Johannes VERSANTVOORT (Mr)
Head
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Rohan SCHAAP (Mr)
Director, Investigations Division
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Lisa KELAART-COURTNEY (Ms)
Director, Prevention and Compliance Division
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Auditor General, Office of the (OAG)
Undertakes financial, administrative, and information systems audits; provides assistance to external auditors; and liases with international organizations and anticorruption.
Yuko KEICHO (Ms)
Auditor General
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Do Keun CHO (Mr)
Assistant Auditor General
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Budget, People, and Management Systems Department (BPMSD)
Provides advice and services in budget, staff position management, human resources, staff development, benefits, and compensation. More on Careers
Yasuto WATANABE (Mr)
Director General
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Xinning JIA (Ms)
Deputy Director General
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Neil WALLACE (Mr)
Director, Budget and Management Services Division
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Matthew DRAGE (Mr)
Director, Reward, HR and Health Services Division
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Asel DJUSUPBEKOVA (Ms)
Director, HR Business Partners Division
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Suzanne PEDERSEN (Ms)
Director, Culture and Talent Division
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Niny KHOR (Ms)
Advisor and Head, Strategic Workforce Unit
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Rawnak-ul ISLAM (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Retirement Benefits and Investment Unit
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Central and West Asia Department (CWRD)
Covers operations in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Eugenue ZHUKOV (Mr)
Director General
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Xiaohong YANG (Ms)
Deputy Director General
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Joonho HWANG (Mr)
Director, Energy Division
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Yasmin SIDDIQI (Ms)
Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division
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Tariq NIAZI (Mr)
Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division
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Lyaziza SABYROVA (Ms)
Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division
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Rie HIRAOKA (Ms)
Director, Social Sector Division
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Vacant
Director, Transport and Communications Division
Yong YE (Mr)
Director, Urban Development and Water Division
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Jesper K. PETERSEN (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Portfolio, Results, Safeguards, and Gender Unit
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Nianshan ZHANG (Mr)
Senior Advisor
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Communications, Department of (DOC)
Provides leadership, resources, and strategies for communicating with internal and external audiences. More on Media Contacts | More on permission to use ADB Publications | Contact the Publishing Team
Bernard WOODS (Mr)
Principal Director
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David KRUGER (Mr)
Director, Media and External Relations Division
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Director, Knowledge Support Division
Compliance Review Panel, Office of the (OCRP)
Provides support to ADB's independent Compliance Review Panel which, upon request by affected persons, investigates ADB's compliance with its operational policies and procedures in the formulation, processing, or implementation of an ADB-financed project. More on the Compliance Review Panel | Contact
Elisea GOZUN (Ms)
Chair
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Controller's Department (CTL)
Maintains accounting policy and systems, prepares financial reports, and authorizes loan, technical assistance, grants, disbursements, and other payments.
Chai Sun KIM (Ms)
Controller
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Setijo BOENTARAN (Mr)
Assistant Controller, Accounting Division
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Yoshinobu TATEWAKI (Mr)
Assistant Controller, Loan Administration Division
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Helen HALL (Ms)
Assistant Controller, Trust Fund and Administrative Expense Division
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Corporate Services Department (CSD)
Provides administrative support to help management and staff enhance workplace effectiveness. More on Institutional Procurement | Information request
Lakshmi MENON (Ms)
Director General
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Ameen JOUDAH (Mr)
Director, Workplace Management and Hospitality Division
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Paula KIM (Ms)
Director, Institutional Services Division
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Vacant
Director, Organizational Resilience and Security Division
Asghar Ali SYED (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Procurement and Contracts Administration Unit
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Andrew CLINTON (Mr)
Senior Advisor, Office of the Director General
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East Asia Department (EARD)
Covers operations in the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea; Mongolia; and Taipei,China
M. Teresa KHO (Ms)
Director General
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Sujata GUPTA (Ms)
Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Division
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Thomas PANELLA (Mr)
Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division
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Xiaoqin FAN (Ms)
Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division
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Asif CHEEMA (Mr)
Director, Urban and Social Sectors Division
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Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD)
Conducts rigorous data analysis and strong database development and management. More on Data and Statistics | More on Regional Cooperation and Integration | Information request
Albert Francis PARK (Mr)
Chief Economist and Director General
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Joseph Ernest ZVEGLICH, JR. (Mr)
Deputy Chief Economist
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Chia-Hsin HU (Ms)
Deputy Director General
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Lei Lei SONG (Mr)
Director, Economic Analysis and Operational Support Division
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Abdul ABIAD (Mr)
Director, Macroeconomics Research Division
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Vacant
Director, Regional Cooperation and Integration Division
Elaine Swee Khian TAN
Advisor and Head, Statistics and Data Innovation Unit
General Counsel, Office of the (OGC)
Handles all legal aspects of operations and activities, including providing legal advice.
Thomas CLARK (Mr)
General Counsel
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Damien EASTMAN (Mr)
Deputy General Counsel
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Catherine MARSH (Ms)
Assistant General Counsel
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Colin GIN (Mr)
Assistant General Counsel
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Cheong Ann PNG (Mr)
Assistant General Counsel
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Kori EMZITA (Ms)
Assistant General Counsel
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Kwai-Pik (Jennifer) NGAI (Ms)
Assistant General Counsel
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Douglas PERKINS (Mr)
Assistant General Counsel
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Julian CHENOWETH (Mr)
Assistant General Counsel
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Independent Evaluation Department (IED)
Helps ADB continuously improve its development effectiveness and accountability to stakeholders. More on Independent Evaluation
Emmanuel JIMENEZ (Mr)
Director General
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Sona SHRESTHA (Ms)
Deputy Director General
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Joanne ASQUITH (Ms)
Director, Thematic and Country Division
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Nathan SUBRAMANIAM (Mr)
Director, Sector and Project Division
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Information Technology Department (ITD)
Manages ADB's automated information systems and telecommunication services.
Stephanie HUNG (Ms)
Director General
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Deputy Director General
Matt FARLEY (Mr)
Director, Infrastructure and Technology Division
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Ozzeir KHAN (Mr)
Director, Digital Innovation and Architecture Division
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Brian MCGRORY (Mr)
Director, Program Management Division
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Naoto YAMAMOTO (Mr)
Director, Digital Solutions Division
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Alain DUMINY (Mr)
Director, IT Finance and User Services Division
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Ombudsperson, Office of the (OOMP)
Provides ADB staff with a confidential, impartial, off-the-record, and independent setting to discuss and resolve work related concerns and issues. Alerts Management to trends and concerns about the workplace that should be addressed. Contact
Wayne BLAIR (Mr)
Ombudsperson
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Pacific Department (PARD)
Covers operations in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Leah GUTIERREZ (Ms)
Director General
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Hideaki IWASAKI (Mr)
Deputy Director General
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Mukhtor KHAMUDKHANOV (Mr)
Director, Energy Division
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Ananya BASU (Ms)
Director, Social Sectors and Public Sector Management Division
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Dong Kyu LEE (Mr)
Director, Transport and Communications Division
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Jingmin HUANG (Ms)
Director, Urban Development and Water Division
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Rustam ISHENALIEV (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Portfolio, Results, and Quality Control Unit
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Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD)
Provides direct assistance to private sector projects with clear development impact. More on Private Sector (Nonsovereign) Financing
Suzanne GABOURY (Ms)
Director General
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Vacant
Deputy Director General
Craig ROBERTS (Mr)
Senior Advisor
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Christine ENGSTROM (Ms)
Director, Financial Institution Division
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Shantanu CHAKRABORTY (Mr)
Director, Infrastructure Finance Division 1
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Jackie SURTANI (Mr)
Director, Infrastructure Finance Division 2
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Janette HALL (Ms)
Director, Investment Funds and Special Initiatives Division
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Marife APILADO (Ms)
Director, Portfolio Management Division
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Mark KUNZER (Mr)
Director, Transaction Support Division
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Bart RAEMAEKERS (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Guarantees and Syndications Unit
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Timo TEINILA (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Risk Analytics Unit
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Joseph BERGIN (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Equity Investments Unit
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Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD)
Responsible for planning, monitoring, and coordinating project processing and administration work programs, procurement reviews, and consultant recruitment. More on Business Opportunities | Information request
Aman TRANA (Ms)
Director General
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Jeffrey TAYLOR (Mr)
Deputy Director General
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Jesper PEDERSEN (Mr)
Director, Procurement Division 1
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Rustam ABDUKAYUMOV (Mr)
Director, Procurement Division 2
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Rehan KAUSAR (Mr)
Director, Portfolio Management Division
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Srinivasan JANARDANAM (Mr)
Director, Public Financial Management
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Professional Ethics and Conduct, Office of (OPEC)
Is responsible for training and awareness raising on conduct in the workplace, providing advice on application of the Code of Conduct and contributing to workplace resolutions.
Christel ADAMOU (Ms))
Director
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Public-Private Partnership, Office of (OPPP)
Responsible for coordinating and supporting ADB's public–private partnership operations, and for providing transaction advisory services to developing members. More on Public-Private Partnerships
F. Cleo KAWAWAKI (Ms)
Head
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Takeo KOIKE (Mr)
Director, Advisory Division 1
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Siddhartha SHAH (Mr)
Director, Advisory Division 2
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Risk Management, Office of (ORM)
Responsible for policy, system, and operational risk; credit risk assessment; credit portfolio monitoring; corporate recovery; and market and treasury risk.
Stephen O'LEARY (Mr)
Head
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Andreas Ernst RIMKUS (Mr)
Director, Credit Division 1
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Vacant
Director, Credit Division 2
Michael KJELLIN (Mr)
Director, Risk Policy and Architecture Division
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Martin KROLL (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Treasury and Operational Risk Unit
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George RUBLEE (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Remedial Management Unit
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Secretary, Office of the (SEC)
Provides advice and counsel to the Board of Governors, Board of Directors, and Management.
Muhammad Ehsan KHAN (Mr)
The Secretary
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Harumi KODAMA (Ms)
Assistant Secretary
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Lin LU (Ms)
Advisor and Head, Information Access Unit
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South Asia Department (SARD)
Covers operations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Kenichi YOKOYAMA (Mr)
Director General
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Cindy MALVICINI (Ms)
Deputy Director General
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Priyantha WIJAYATUNGA (Mr)
Director, Energy Division
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Mio OKA (Ms)
Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division
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Gi Soon SONG (Ms)
Director, Human and Social Development Division
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Sabyasachi MITRA (Mr)
Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division
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Thiam Hee NG (Mr)
Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division
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Ravi PERI (Mr)
Director, Transport and Communications Division
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Norio SAITO (Mr)
Director, Urban Development and Water Division
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Eleonora WINDISCH (Ms)
Advisor and Head, Portfolio, Results, and Quality Control Unit
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Southeast Asia Department (SERD)
Covers operations in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam.
Winfried WICKLEIN (Mr)
Director General
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Vacant
Deputy Director General
Toru KUBO (Mr)
Director, Energy Division
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Jiangfeng ZHANG (Mr)
Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division
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Ayako INAGAKI (Ms)
Director, Human and Social Development Division
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Jose Antonio TAN III (Mr)
Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division
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Alfredo PERDIGUERO (Mr)
Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division
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Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI (Mr)
Director, Transport and Communications Division
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Srinivas SAMPATH (Mr)
Director, Urban Development and Water Division
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Special Project Facilitator, Office of the (OSPF)
Responsible for actively responding to the concerns of people affected by ADB-assisted projects through fair, transparent, and consensus-based approaches. More on Accountability Mechanism | Contact
Patricia Imrana JALAL (Ms)
Special Project Facilitator
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Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department (SPD)
Provides ADB with a strategic planning perspective and direction, ensures policy and operations coordination, and maintains institutional relations with the international development community, especially on matters relating to resource mobilization.
Tomoyuki KIMURA (Mr)
Director General
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Vijay PADMANABHAN (Mr)
Deputy Director General
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Kenji YUHAKU (Mr)
Senior Advisor, Office of the Director General
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Ananya BASU (Ms)
Director, Operations Planning and Coordination Division
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Masayuki TACHIIRI (Mr)
Director, Strategy, Policy, and Business Process Division
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Lu SHEN (Ms)
Director, Results Management and Aid Effectiveness Division
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Claus ASTRUP (Mr)
Director, Strategic Partnerships Division
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Trevor LEWIS (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Nonsovereign Operations
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Bobur ALIMOV (Mr)
Advisor, Special Initiatives Unit
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Nargiza TALIPOVA (Ms)
Advisor and Head, Project Management Unit for Sovereign Operations IT Project
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Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC)
Provides leadership, innovation, and knowledge sharing for ADB's sector and thematic work. More on ADB's Focus Areas
Bruno CARRASCO (Mr)
Director General concurrently Chief Compliance Officer
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Sungsup RA (Mr)
Chief Sector Officer, Sector Advisory Service Cluster
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Chief Thematic Officer, Thematic Advisory Service Cluster
Noelle O'BRIEN (Ms)
Director, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division
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Jacob SORENSEN (Mr)
Director, Partner Funds Division
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Bruce DUNN (Mr)
Director, Safeguards Division
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Thomas ABELL (Mr)
Advisor and Chief, Digital Technology for Development Unit
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Susann ROTH (Ms)
Advisor and Chief, Knowledge Advisory Services Center
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Transformation Office (TO)
Provides oversight of ADB's organizational transformation under the bank's New Operating Model.
Bobur ALIMOV (Mr)
Head
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Treasury Department (TD)
Responsible for mobilizing funds for operations and planning, as well as managing ADB's finances.
Pierre VAN PETEGHEM (Mr)
Treasurer
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Sukhumarn PHANACHET (Ms)
Deputy Treasurer
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Tobias HOSCHKA (Mr)
Assistant Treasurer, Financial Policy and Planning Division
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Maria LOMOTAN (Ms)
Assistant Treasurer, Funding Division
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Raphael BELLAN-PAYRAULT (Mr)
Assistant Treasurer, Investments Division
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Penelope STAFFORD (Ms)
Assistant Treasurer, Treasury Services Division
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Jonathan GROSVENOR (Mr)
Assistant Treasurer, Client Solutions Division
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Rajesh PODDAR (Mr)
Advisor and Head, Treasury Quantitative Analysis Unit
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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
People's Republic of China [中文]
European Representative Office (Frankfurt, Germany)
Georgia
India
Indonesia [Bahasa Indonesia]
Japanese Representative Office [日本語]
Kazakhstan [Русский]
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Mongolia
Nepal
North American Representative Office (Washington, D.C., United States)
Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (Sydney, Australia)
Pacific Subregional Office (Suva, Fiji)
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam [Tiếng Việt]
ADB's sector and thematic groups are each composed of ADB staff who pool sector knowledge, including best practices and technologies, to realize ADB's goals. The sector and thematic groups provide strategic operational support and supports human resources and talent management within ADB.
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Provides technical support bank-wide to increase ADB investments in climate change adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction, covering—among others—climate change impact assessment of critical infrastructure, disaster risk financing in developing member countries, urban resilience, and climate smart agriculture operations.
Education
Plans and monitors ADB's support to the sector, conducts analytical studies on education issues, and promotes interagency coordination in education development to achieve universal access to education in Asia and related issues.
Energy
Shares knowledge, practices, and technologies for improving Asia’s energy sector, while addressing connected concerns such as hydropower generation, clean development mechanisms, climate change, and water, and food security.
Environment
Integrates environmental sustainability into projects, country strategies and sectors assessments; promotes eco-friendly design of infrastructure and scaling up of investments in natural capital, and ecosystem-based climate adaptation, supports initiatives to strengthen environmental management in developing member countries and promote green businesses and address regional environmental concerns.
Finance
Drives the development of Asia’s general financial market, small and medium enterprise, and payment system, while promoting regional economic and financial integration.
Gender Equality
Promotes and advocates increased attention to gender issues in ADB projects and forges links with development partners on gender-related issues to accelerate the integration of gender equity and women’s empowerment in ADB operations.
Governance
Promotes attention to governance and public sector management issues in ADB operations, and is an important institutional platform for knowledge sharing, cross-departmental coordination, peer review, learning, and links to external networks and partners.
Health
Improves knowledge management in the health sector by creating a strong community of health planners and practitioners, stimulating and facilitating relevant knowledge products, and monitoring sector-related issues and performance.
Public-Private Partnership
Promotes PPP and private sector development in ADB’s core operational areas, and pools knowledge toward the creation a unified approach among practitioners within ADB for implementing PPP options.
Regional Cooperation and Integration
Provides strategic directions in administering the Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund, Investment Climate Facilitation Fund, and People's Republic of China Regional Cooperation and Poverty Reduction Fund.
Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture)
Conducts expert and peer reviews of project design and engages with IFAD, CGIAR, FAO, UNEP, USDA, and other agencies in research, peer reviews, workshops, and other activities to address Asia’s food security concerns and rural poverty.
Social Development
Promotes new initiatives and policies that aim to reduce poverty, inequality, and vulnerability among poor and marginalized groups by transforming social institutions toward inclusive and equitable social development.
Transport
Concentrates on scaling up urban transport, mainstreaming climate change and energy efficiency in projects, improving cross-border transport and logistics, and supporting road safety and social sustainability.
Urban
Facilitates knowledge flow on holistic and integrated approaches to the development of competitive, inclusive, and green cities to maintain vital economic growth while creating sustainable, resilient, and liveable cities in Asia.
Water
Ensures quality of projects on water supply, sanitation, and water resources management, supports pilot activities and knowledge sharing events, and enhances water partnerships toward the provision of water for all in Asia.