Alberto Ninio is responsible for the legal aspects of the Bank's work, advising the Board of Governors, the Board of Directors, the President and other members of the senior management team on all legal matters related to the Bank. He brings over 30 years of experience in the multilateral development banking, environmental law and corporate responsibility fields. Prior to his appointment as General Counsel in 2021, he was Director General of the Operational Services Department and led AIIB's operational support team in the areas of environment, social, procurement and financial management. Prior to joining AIIB in 2020, Ninio served in a variety of senior roles at the World Bank, including as Chief Counsel, Environmental Law and, later, as Deputy General Counsel for Operations, and in the private sector, including at Vale S.A., a major multinational mining and logistics corporation based in Brazil. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the American University in Washington, DC. Ninio is from Brazil.