Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Sectors Group
Asian Development Bank
Thomas Panella joined ADB in 2003, and served as Chief of the Water Sector Group from 2017 to 2020 and Country Director for Afghanistan from 2014 to 2017. He has led water operations in Central, South, and Southeast Asia, directing water and climate change programs in Indonesia and heading operations in Uzbekistan.
Mr. Panella holds master's and doctoral degrees in public policy from the Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley.
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