Mr. Jesper Pedersen is the Director of the Procurement Division within ADB’s Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department(PPFD). He oversees the planning, implementation, and supervision of the division’s vision, strategies, and work program, aligning them with the broader goals of PPFD and ADB.
Jesper has been with ADB for over 15 years, having joined in December 2009 as a Procurement Specialist in the former Central Operation. He initially supported procurement operations for ADB’s Southeast Asia Department until 2019, after which he transitioned to leading procurement policy development across ADB.
Jesper has over 24 years of experience in procurement policy formulation, strategy development, and portfolio management across sectors such as energy, transport, climate change, electoral support, and IT.
He holds a master’s degree in Development and International Relations and a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, both from Aalborg University, Denmark.