Takeo has held various significant roles in private sector infrastructure finance, public–private partnerships, and public sector financing across Asia and the Pacific with over 30 years of professional experience, including 24 years at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He joined ADB in July 2002 as an Investment Officer and progressed through positions such as Principal Investment Specialist of Private Sector Operations Department, Director of Office of Public-Private Partnership, and Regional Head, Private Sector Development of South Asia Department. Before joining ADB, Takeo was a Section Chief of the Development Institutions Division at the Ministry of Finance, Japan, and was also a Loan Officer at the Export-Import Bank of Japan. A national of Japan, Takeo holds master’s degrees in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Tokyo.