Xianbin Yao is a Visiting Professor at Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute in Shanghai and a Professorial Lecturer of International Studies in the De LaSalle University-Manila of the Philippines. He is formerly a Special Senior Advisor to the President of Asian Development Bank, where he had previously served as Director Generals of Pacific Operations Department and Regional Cooperation and Sustainable Development Department. Mr. Yao has extensive country experience over 40 countries across Asia and Pacific. Mr. Yao holds a doctoral degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University, United States.