Mr. Niu Zhiming is a Lead Project Officer (Environment) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), focusing on agriculture, food, nature, and rural development operations. His responsibilities include the design and management of investment projects and knowledge products. He also serves as the focal for ADB’s cofinancing programs with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and biodiversity in the PRC Resident Mission. He previously oversaw environmental safeguards for ADB operations in the PRC from 2006 to 2015. Mr. Niu worked as Senior Advisor for Land Degradation and Environment at ADB from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining ADB, he served as a Senior Engineer for watershed management at the PRC Ministry of Water Resources.
Mr. Niu received his academic training at Beijing Forestry University and North Carolina State University (USA), where he earned a PhD. He also completed the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) from 2016 to 2018.