Ms Roberta Casali

INSEAD IDP-C Certificate in Corporate Governance.

Vice President Finance and Risk Management of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), responsible for the management of the Controller’s Department, Treasury Department and Office of Risk Management.

Financial expert and Independent NED with 30+ years of executive experience in central banking and private sector, together with extensive corporate governance knowledge and boardroom practice in listed and private companies.

Deep knowledge and understanding of the international development agenda and the dynamics and complexities of the work environment in multilateral institutions.

Adjunct professor at the LUISS Business School for Sustainability, CSR, and Social Impact.

Senior advisor and Trainee on Corporate Governance, Leadership and ESG.

Before joining ADB, she served as (i) Independent Chair of the Board of Tages Capital Sgr, (ii) Independent Director and Chair of Controls Committee of ARCA Sgr, (iii) Independent Director and Chair of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and member of the Third Party Committee of MOBY SpA, (iv) Independent Director and member of the Board responsible for overseeing the Internal Audit and Risk Management functions of Antirion Sgr.

From 2018 to 2020, she was Independent Director and member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

For the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, she was Director of IMI Investimenti, Centro Factoring and Centro Leasing.

In her executive role at the Bank of Italy (1989-2004), she held senior positions in the area of payment sistems, was a member of several strategic Committees and Working groups, both domestic and international, and Co-author of Policy Reports.

At the Bank for International Settlements in Basle (1998-2003), member of the Working Group on Retail Payment Systems set up by the CPSS (now Committee on Markets and Payment Infrastructures).

She was a member of the Italian Environment Ministry Forum for Sustainable Development.

INSEAD International Directors Program, Fontainebleau (France). 

MBA Simon Business School, University of Rochester NY (USA).

MS Summa cum laude in Economics and Business Administration, University "La Sapienza", Rome.

Certified as Chartered Accountant. Certified as Sustainability Manager and as Temporary Manager by RINA Service.