Takeo Konishi becomes Director General for South Asia

Source: ADB

Mr. Konishi will serve concurrently as Country Director for India, where he has been assigned since September 2020, until further notice. In India, Mr. Konishi ensured the achievement of objectives of the India country programs and operations, led the formulation of the 2023–2027 country partnership strategy, and strengthened working relationships with different levels of government. 

Under his term, ADB provided support as a major international partner to key Sherpa and finance track working groups during India's G20 Presidency. “I am glad that strategic inputs from these groups supported by ADB contributed to shaping the G20 Leaders’ Declaration,” said Mr. Konishi. “I look forward to leading the ADB team in South Asia and continuing dialogues on climate change, tomorrow’s cities, energy transition, the nexus of climate and health, and women's empowerment.”

Mr. Konishi is a national of Japan and holds a master’s degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States (US) and a bachelor's degree in political science from Lynchburg College, US. 

Mr. Konishi has more than 27 years of experience, including 24 years in ADB. He steadily progressed through senior roles since joining ADB as a Young Professional in August 1999. 

Mr. Konishi previously served as Director of the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of SARD. He was also assigned as Country Director for Uzbekistan, leading ADB’s team in managing corporate- and country-level strategies and operations in that country. 

Prior to joining ADB, he was a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank and PADCO (now AECOM International Development) in the US./.