Biography

​As part of ADB's Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department (PPFD), Stephane Bessadi strategically supports infrastructure project design and procurement in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on sustainability, operations and maintenance, and low carbon technologies. Based in ADB resident mission in New Delhi, he also leads on innovative water and wastewater practices and technologies from the water service industry.

Previously, Stephane held an international managerial position for 15 years with private water companies and developed award-winning innovative water-saving practices. A French national, he holds a master's in Water Management from AgroParisTech and an Engineer Economist Degree from Magistère Ingénieur Economiste of Aix Marseille II University, both in France, and a bachelor's in Economics from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.