Bio

Curtis S. Chin is a business leader, Board member, strategist, and public affairs and policy specialist, having served in leadership and operational positions working with the private, not-for-profit and public sectors in Asia and the US. He served as 15th U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank -- becoming only the fourth U.S. ambassador of Chinese heritage -- and is now a senior fellow with the Milken Institute. He is a board member of World Education Services, and advises a range of ventures on Board development and start-up issues, including the Dolma Impact Fund. Highlights include: • Advocate for change and a leader in the battle of the “little bric” – against bureaucracy, regulation, interventionism & corruption. Inaugural Asia Fellow of the Milken Institute, a non-partisan, non-profit economic and policy think tank founded by Michael Milken. Service in four U.S. presidential administrations at the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Commerce and State, including as U.S. Ambassador to and Board member of the Asian Development Bank. With approved capital base of US$165 billion, the ADB is the leading multilateral financial institution in Asia. • Business leader and counselor over two decades to governments and business, including multinational food & beverage, consumer goods & services, energy & infrastructure, finance, and telecom & technology companies, among others in often highly regulated sectors, while at Burson-Marsteller, a part of Young & Rubicam Brands – a subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world’s leading communications services networks. • Advocate, advisor and speaker on corporate responsibility, public service and social entrepreneurship. Strong and credible voice for strengthened focus of development on women, children and the most vulnerable and for advancement of public-private partnerships, including through engagement with key stakeholders in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam and US.