He is a consultant of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change (SDCC) Department of ADB. He has over 35 years of experience in energy sector, working internationally with development organizations, governments, private sectors and research institutions. He worked for ADB as a senior energy specialist (Smart Grids) from 2017 to 2020. He holds a MSc degree in electrical engineering from the Han Yang University (Korea).

Srinivasan Janardanam is the Principal Financial Management Specialist in the Public Financial Management Division of ADB’s Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department. He is currently assigned in the South Asia Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division.

Ms. Catherine Santiago is the Unit Head of portfolio Management of the East, Central and West Asia Team of the Energy Sector Office. She has more than 20 years of experience in public and private procurement management, including the development of new Procurement Policies and Regulations. She earned her Master of Science (MSc) in Management with Specialization in Operations, an MSc in Engineering Science from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; and an MBA with specialization in Finance from the University of Connecticut, USA.

Rehan was until recently a Principal Portfolio Management Specialist in SEOD. Before this, he was Head of the project Administration Unit and Senior Infrastructure Specialist in SEEN for 5 years. Rehan started his ADB career as an Infrastructure Specialist in IRM for 2 years and was then outpost to OPR for one year. Before ADB, he was a consultant to ADB and worked as an Advisor, Housing and Spatial Planning in ADB’s Extended Mission to Sumatra for almost 2 years. He also worked as a consultant to the World Bank. Before that, he spent his entire career in the private sector.