Erik is a senior project lead for TNC’s Nature for Water Facility, a specialist team that helps local programs analyze, develop, and execute NBS for water security. Erik led Nature for Water’s first project and has since directly supported 15 NBS programs worldwide with various detailed analyses. As a trained economist, he typically focuses on return on investment, economics, sustainable finance, and governance, as well as developing “program intelligence” analyses and dashboards. Before joining TNC, Erik worked at Pegasys, a management consultancy based in Cape Town.

Hyun Joo Youn is a Senior Results Management Specialist at Results Management and Aid Effectiveness Division of the Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department of ADB. She leads several workstreams including the development and roll-out of ADB’s Corporate Results Framework, Theory of Change in the sector and thematic plans, results reporting on ADB’s COVID-19 response. She also provides guidance on developing results framework including project Design and Monitoring Framework. Prior to joining ADB, Ms.

Azusa is currently working in the areas of health, human resources, insurance, health security, and governance. Her portfolio includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.