Founding Speaker
Christine Engstrom
Founding Speaker
Christine Engstrom
Director General
Asian Development Bank
Biography
Ms. Engstrom is the Director General of Sectors Department 3 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) effective 28 July 2025. She leads the Finance Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office and Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office. Ms. Engstrom was previously the Senior Director of ADB’s Financial Sector Office (2023–2025) leading ADB’s sovereign operations to develop financial sectors across developing member countries. Prior to ADB, Ms. Engstrom worked at Fannie Mae, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the International Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. She has an MBA from Georgetown University and a master’s de