Ms. Ong is a national of the Philippines. Ms. Ong has developed Thought Leadership materials on PPP and Privatization. She obtained her Master’s degree in Business Management from Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines and eared her Certificate in Finance from ESADE Business School, Spain; and Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines, Quezon City.
Ms. Ong has extensive experience advising on Public Private Partnership (PPP) transactions in the transport, logistics, water, healthcare, education and sports infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Ong was Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in Singapore, where she has originated and led the execution of project finance and PPP advisory mandates in Australia, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar and Brunei.
Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Ong was based in Australia and Singapore where she has worked on PPP advisory engagements in various sectors including transport, healthcare sectors, tourism and sports infrastructure and defense. Following her MBA, Ms. Ong was in investment banking at Bankers Trust Company, a New York-based investment bank, where she was capital markets transactions and syndications.