Melissa Paterno is the Principal Financial Management Specialist in ADB’s Southeast Asia Department. She has over 15 years of experience in sovereign and non-sovereign operations in ADB, including as senior institutional coordination specialist in the Pacific Department, senior financial specialist with the Southeast Asia Department, and investment specialist in the Private Sector Operations Department. Before joining ADB, Ms. Paterno was with ABN Amro (formerly ING Barings) in New York and Citibank, N.A. She has a master’s degree in business administration from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accountancy from the University of the Philippines. She has a CPA license from the Philippines.