Emiko (Emi) Masaki is a Principal Health Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with nearly 20 years of experience in program development, implementation, policy advisory, and regional cooperation in health and social sectors in Asia. Her work spans a broad range of issues, with a focus on enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and sustainability of public financing for health and social services. Emi has engaged in global, regional, and national initiatives, fostering knowledge exchange and cross-country collaboration on health financing and universal health coverage.  She leads ADB’s engagement on healthy ageing and long-term care from the Human and Social Development Department Office. Emi holds a Ph.D. and master’s degree in the field of health economics and demography from the University of California, Berkeley.

Before joining ADB, Emiko served as a Senior Economist at the World Bank where she was engaged in lending operations and analytical work across multiple regions in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. In her most recent role as cluster lead in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, she led pandemic preparedness and response efforts, vaccine deployment, and managed a results-based financing initiative on health and nutrition.