Hun Kim serves as the Chief Partnerships Officer. In this role, he leads the development, management, and growth of the Bank’s strategic partnerships; mobilizes resources; and fosters collaborative relationships with global stakeholders. Concurrently, Kim holds the position of Director General of the Sectors and Themes Department A, Sectors and Themes Department B, and Finance Solutions Department. In these roles, he drives the Bank’s technical excellence in investment operations and expands operational knowledge across all sectors and themes to support both sovereign and nonsovereign investment operations. Kim was instrumental in building AIIB’s social infrastructure portfolio from the ground up, joining AIIB in March 2021 to establish the Social Infrastructure Department. He is a seasoned development professional who has built his skills and expertise throughout his long and successful career. Prior to AIIB, he was with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), where he held various leadership positions, the last of which was Director General, South Asia Regional Department. Prior to that, he was ADB’s Country Director of the India Resident Mission. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota, USA and an MA and BA in Economics from Yonsei University, Republic of Korea. Kim is from the Republic of Korea.