Uzma Hoque

Uzma leads overall coordination, management and operational support to different sector divisions to integrate gender considerations in the department's overall programs and projects. Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Hoque spent 15 years working on women’ rights and economic empowerment, child protection in emergencies, health and HIV/AIDS, and development communication with various UN organizations in Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands.

Shigehiko Muramoto

Mr. Shigehiko Muramoto is the Head of the Project Administration Unit of the South Asia Transport Sector Office - currently supervising the implementation of 22 loans and 13 technical assistance projects, worth over $3 billion. Mr. Muramoto has over 36 years of experience in infrastructure development. He joined ADB in 2001 and has worked in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central and West Asia, and Pacific.

Chimi Thonden

Chimi Thonden has more than 20 years of experience in the area of international education development in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific and the United States. She currently leads ADB’s education sector projects in the Pacific, which include basic education, tertiary education, and technical and vocational education training. In the past, Ms. Thonden has worked with USAID, developing and managing large-scale education programs in Indonesia as well as education-in-conflict programming in Nepal.