Bambang Brodjonegoro Appointed As New Dean Of ADBI

Bambang Brodjonegoro was appointed as the Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - Bambang Brodjonegoro was appointed as the Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) which is located in Tokyo, Japan.

He will take office on April 14, 2025.

Just so you know, Bambang Brodjonegoro currently serves as the Presidential Special Advisor to the Republic of Indonesia for Economic Affairs and National Development.

In addition, Bambang Brodjonegoro served as Minister of Finance (2014-2016), Minister of National Development Planning (2016-2019), and Minister of Research and Technology (2019-2021).

"I am honored to be joining the Asian Development Bank Institute, a think tank that I have known and been involved in for years," Bambang said in his statement, Tuesday, February 18.

On the other hand, Bambang said that this institution has a strong reputation in terms of high-quality research and capacity building training for policymakers in developing countries for ADB members.

Bambang hopes to work closely with partners and colleagues to identify development strategies that can help overcome the common challenges facing the Asian and Pacific regions, as well as support the prosperity and health of their people.

Bambang will replace Tetsushi Sonobe, who joined ADBI as Dean in April 2020.

It is known, Bambang Brodjonegoro has a doctorate and master in urban planning from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Indonesia, where he served as Dean in 2005.

ADBI was founded in 1997 in Tokyo to identify effective development strategies and help build good development management capacity in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific region.