Avina Sugiarto
Partner at East Ventures, an Indonesia based leading venture fund. She has over 12 years of experience in investing across alternative assets including venture capital, private equity, private credit, and special situations across industries. Prior to joining East Ventures, Avina was a Senior Vice President at Indies Capital Partners, an asset management firm, where she […]
Minette Navarrete
President of Kickstart Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Globe Telecom in Philippines. She is also vice-chair of Ayala Corporation’s Innovation Council. She has over 30 years of experience with 13+ years in the venture investment space. Prior to joining Globe, Minette held CEO/COO positions in various industries, ranging from startups to global companies. These […]
Chris Kaptein
Managing Partner at Integra Partners, a Singapore based leading venture capital fund. He has over 20 years of experience in investment and venture capital space in Asia. Prior to Integra Partners, Christiaan was a cofounder of a venture capital fund focused on early stage technology investments in Asia. Prior to that, he spent 7 years […]
Blendy Rom
Blendy supports ADB Ventures’ logistics, administration, and coordination for the team. Blendy has over 3 years of experience in project management and processing. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Chee Anne Roño
Chee Anne Roño brings more than 10 years of experience in leading development projects including environmental safeguard and urban development in Asia and the Pacific. Prior to ADB Ventures, she managed the preparation of bankable urban infrastructure investments for the CDIA Trust Fund and engaged in innovative urban projects incorporating smart systems for ADB. She […]
Connor McGuinness
Connor supports the fundraising, investor relations, and impact reporting functions of ADB Ventures. Connor brings over a decade’s experience with the Australian Government, United Nations, Multilateral Development Banks, and management consulting implementing high-risk, high-value projects across the Indo/Asia-Pacific. Connor’s recent roles have focused on economic development, business climate reform, infrastructure and trade, capital markets, and venture capital investment at a national and regional level in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific. Connor has a BA (International Relations) and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Australian National University.
Jugnu Pati
Jugnu brings more than 13 years of impact investing, and investment banking experience, having worked on both debt and equity deals with a focus on fintech and cleantech sectors. Prior to joining ADB Ventures, Jugnu was an Investment Director with BCP, leading the development of the impact-tech space in Asia. Previously, she worked as an Investment Officer at IFC, World Bank Group. Jugnu has a proven track record of investing in emerging and frontier markets in South and Southeast Asia, and extensive experience working with early-stage businesses. In addition to holding a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, she has an MBA from Xavier Institute of Management, India
Daniel Hersson
Daniel co-manages ADB Ventures and oversees its investment activities. He has 20 years’ experience with investments and innovation in the climate and energy sector. Prior to ADB Ventures, Daniel managed a multi-year program to support climate tech startups, accelerators, and VC investors across Asia. Previously, he was Director of Strategy at BP Ventures, a leading global climate tech and energy-focused corporate VC. Daniel also helped set-up Infuse Ventures, India’s first early-stage climate tech VC fund, and two climate tech startups. Daniel holds a MSc in Economics from London School of Economics.
Howard Brooke
Howard has for the last twenty years worked as a counsel in ADB’s legal department. For six of those years, he has headed ADB’s growing Private Sector Legal Team, acting as Assistant General Counsel. Prior to joining ADB, Howard worked as General Counsel in two significant Asian project companies, first Bangkok Skytrain, and secondly Manila North Tollways. Howard joined Bangkok Skytrain after more than 10 years with the US company, Bechtel Inc., during which time he held a variety of roles both in the company’s San Francisco and Asia offices.
Pang Sittakaradej
Pang supports ADB Ventures’ investment activities in Southeast Asia. She has 10+ years of experience in financial & business strategy. Prior to ADB Ventures, she managed a team of over 350 people at Shopee’s social commerce business ($100M+ GMV). She spearheaded the regional social commerce strategy against other key players. She also has expertise and experience on the ground in Southeast Asia’s agricultural sector. She holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, HAAS.