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Aileen Pangilinan is a national of the Philippines. She is a Certified Public Accountant and co-authored the publication Diagnostic Study of Accounting and Auditing Practices in the Marshall Islands. Prior to joining ADB, she was a long-term consultant involved in various activities of ADB-assisted economic cooperation program for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) such as the

Sharad leads design and implementation teams related to transport infrastructure and policy development. He has worked extensively on projects related to railway infrastructure, rolling stock, logistics and inland waterway transport. Sharad also assisted in the formulation and implementation of ADB's Sustainable Transport Initiative. His present work is focused on metro rail

Amir is an economist and social sector specialist at the ADB, having joined as a Young Professional (YP) in 2018. He has extensive experience working on the design, development and evaluation of social protection, human development, and women’s empowerment projects. Amir leads social policy dialogue with governments in Asia and the Pacific as well as the preparation and

Sabyasachi (Saby) Mitra is the Director of Public Management, Financial Sector & Trade Division of the South Asia Department of Asian Development Bank. He has been with ADB for nearly 16 years and specializes mainly in development finance, policy planning and regional cooperation. Prior to taking up this assignment, he was the Deputy Country Director of the India Resident

Rhea works on labor economics, education, social protection, and innovation using microdata from household and firm surveys. Before joining ADB, she was with the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance where she worked on public debt and civil conflict. She received her PhD in Public Economics from the University of Munich in Germany.

Mr. Park is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic issues. He leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which publishes key knowledge products such as the Asian Development Outlook, Asian Economic Integration Report, Asia Bond Monitor, and Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific.

Sabine works in ADB’s Private Sector Financial Institutions Division and is part of the microfinance program, based out of Georgia. She also manages the Women’s Finance Exchange. Sabine holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Melbourne. Connect with Sabine via Linkedin.

Dean Caire specializes in development and implementation of credit risk models and training and consultation on risk management. His big focus is on data. Dean is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a master’s in Finance from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a bachelor’s from California State University. Connect with Dean via Linkedin.

Akiko Terada-Hagiwara is responsible for economics and knowledge work supporting ADB’s operations in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. She was also at the Economics Research and Regional Integration Department contributing to Asian Development Outlook and other ADB’s research agenda.

Dr. Nori focuses on international economic development and labor market policy. His research aims to understand what interventions can increase labor productivity and job growth. Prior to joining the academia, he worked as a practitioner for international development projects in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa for five years.