Marina Best

Senior Social Development Specialist
, ADB
Profile / Bio: 

Marina is a Senior Social Development Specialist in the NGOC and Civil Society Center at ADB where she focuses on local and community-based development.  Prior to ADB, she served as Associate Vice President of Sector Operations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation and Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.  Marina began her career in development as an International Economist at the U.S. Department of the Treasury where she focused on issues related to agriculture, climate finance, refugees, and women’s economic empowerment.  She has extensive experience across the Multilateral Development Banks and Asia Pacific.  A Chicago native, she holds a Master of International Relations and Political Economy from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University.

 

Materials

Title Date Learning Materials Topic
ADB Safeguard Policy Review Update – Phase 2 Regional Consultation Summary: Stakeholder Engagement, Information Disclosure and Grievance Redress Mechanism Consultations 15 January 2022 Document Civil Society, Social Development and Protection
Overview of ADB and Civil Society 23 February 2023 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Civil Society, Finance