Faafetai Golovale-Leiofi
Principal Country Officer, Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank

Faafetai Golovale-Leiofi works at ADB’s Pacific Subregional Office in Samoa. She supports ADB operations in the country. Prior to joining ADB, Faafetai worked at the Samoa Ministry for Public Enterprises, where she has over 10 years of experience in state-owned enterprises reforms and policy development for public bodies management. She is a Certified Chartered Accountant with the Samoa Institute of Accountants. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Otago.

Insight

Grid infrastructure development and upgrades, alongside longer-term institutional reforms, can strengthen Samoa’s energy resilience.