Formerly Special Senior Advisor to the President, ADB Profile / Bio Profile / Bio Mr. Konishi joined ADB in 1988 and served in various capacities, including as Director General for the East Asia Regional Department, Deputy Director General for the Pacific, Senior Advisor to the Strategy Policy Department, and Country Director for Viet Nam. Prior to ADB, he worked for the UN in Baghdad, Iraq, New York, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Follow on Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Growing Cities, Hungry Mouths, and Women Farmers: Why Participation Counts 22 January, 2016 Slides Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gender Equality, Water