Aileen Ruiz-Zarate joined ADB as a Senior Investment Specialist with ADB’s Private Sector Financial Institutions Division in February 2025. Prior to that, she worked with International Finance Corporation’s Financial Institutions Group since 2005. She has led notable transactions in sustainable finance, including ADB’s first investment in Turkiye in Denizbank’s green bond in 2025 and IFC’s first blue bond investment globally. She holds an MBA from Harvard University and a business administration and accountancy degree (magna cum laude) from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.