GI SOON SONG

Director, Director of South Asian Human and Social Development Division (SAHS), Asian Development Bank

Ms. Gi Soon Song is currently the Director of South Asia Human and Social Development Division (SAHS). Prior to her current role she was in charge of the overall portfolio management of SAHS as well as worked on various education, skills development, and health projects in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka since 2011, after spending 2 years in the Pacific Department of ADB. Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Song had been with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jakarta, Indonesia from 2003 to 2009 and was the Program Management Support Manager responsible for assisting the Governance Unit in developing, planning, monitoring, and evaluating governance programs/projects in line with UNDP policy and strategy. Ms. Song, a national of the Republic of Korea, obtained her Doctoral degree in Agricultural Science from Bonn University in Germany (2002) and her Master in International Commerce from Korea University in Seoul, Korea (1999).