An inside look at ADB's Strategy 2030

As director of global advisory and analysis, Pete manages all Devex research and analysis operations worldwide and monitors key trends in the global development business. Prior to joining Devex, Pete was a political and security risk consultant with a focus on Southeast Asia. He has also advised the U.S. government on foreign policy and led projects for the Asian Development Bank and International Finance Corp.

Ms. Valerie Hill is Director for Strategy, Policy, and Business Process Division of the Strategy and Policy and Review Department. As Director, SPBP, she looks after ADB’s strategy and policy development work, business processes and partnership and interagency relations with other Multilateral Development Banks. She has worked in various capacities within ADB since 2000.

Jiro Tominaga is a Principal Planning and Policy Specialist of the Strategy, Policy and Review Department of the Asian Development Bank. In this capacity, he has led the efforts in a number of key areas including Strategy 2030 and pilot implementation of the Results-Based Lending.

Prior to the current position, he led several evaluations assessing the development results of the ADB’s and World Bank Group’s country and corporate programs as Principal Evaluation Specialist in ADB and Senior Evaluation Officer in the World Bank Group. He holds a MSc in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Michael Barrow is Director General for ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department handling all of the Bank’s private infrastructure and financial institutions investments, lending and guarantees. Michael is concurrently on the board of Asian Climate Partners, a climate change-focused private equity fund established in Hong Kong. He joined ADB in July 2003.

Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Barrow worked for the Deutsche Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. Michael was educated at the Lycee Internationale in Paris, France after which he obtained an MA in Oriental Studies from Oxford University England.

Nessim J. Ahmad is Deputy Director General, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC) concurrently Chief Compliance Officer, a position he assumed in September 2014. SDCC provides leadership on strategic operational support, knowledge sharing and innovation for ADB’s sector operations and cross-cutting thematic work. He joined ADB in 1998 and has worked in a number of roles since then. 

Prior to joining the ADB, Mr. Ahmad worked for the Unite Nations IFAD. He was educated at Aberdeen and Cornell Universities.