Dr. Murtaza Syed, Acting Global Head, Ecosystem Development and Climate Economics, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Dr. Murtaza Syed heads the Ecosystem department at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing, drawing on over 25 years of experience at the IMF and as Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. At AIIB, his work focuses on connecting climate economics with infrastructure investment, particularly cross border connectivity projects that combine poverty reduction with lower carbon emissions. A PhD economist from Oxford, he is one of the few professionals who has worked at the highest levels of both monetary policy and multilateral climate finance.