Saurabh Kaura is a Senior Investment Specialist in the Private Sector Operations Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), where he has served since October 2023. He brings over 17 years of transaction experience across Africa and Asia, with an investment background in the climate, energy, and infrastructure sectors. His expertise spans project finance, equity funds, and financial institution (FI) debt investments. Prior to joining ADB, Saurabh worked with the Private Sector Facility of the Green Climate Fund in South Korea. There, he was responsible for originating, structuring, and executing blended finance transactions using equity, debt, and guarantees, including development of blended finance platforms. He has an academic background in engineering and in management from the Indian Institute of Management Mumbai (formerly NITIE). Saurabh is also a CFA and CAIA Charterholder.