Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division (EAPF), East Asia Department (EARD)
, ADB
Profile / Bio:
Emma Fan has been with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2002. She jointed ADB’s East Asia Department (EARD) as the Director for Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division (EAPF) on 29 July 2019. EAPF covers a diverse range of operations, including on public sector management, financial sector development, regional cooperation, public private partnerships, and as EARD’s focal point on nonsovereign operations.
Prior to joining EAPF, Emma was the Regional Director for ADB’s Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO) in Sydney from June 2016. The office’s key responsibilities include:
• acting as the country office for Nauru, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu;
• serving as sector division on the financial sector and private sector development for ADB’s Pacific Department; and
• working as the focal point for ADB’s relationships with Australia and New Zealand.
At ADB, Emma also worked as the Head of ADB's Results Management Unit at the Strategy and Policy Department. Her other ADB experience included working as a project team leader at the South Asian and Central Asian regional departments, and as an economist at the Economic Research Department.
Before joining ADB, Emma worked at the Finance Department of Australia, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, and Lanzhou University in the People's Republic of China. Emma has a PhD degree in Economics from the Australian National University, and Masters and Bachelor's Degree of Science from Lanzhou University in China.