Alix Burrell joined ADB as a Principal Investment Specialist in June 2015 after more than 20 years in project financing roles in the commercial and investment banking market. At ADB, she covers private sector lending for the Pacific and the Philippines. Before ADB, she joined Citibank in London as a financial analyst in the North Sea and Middle East oil and gas sector, and then worked on lead arranging and advisory roles covering Asia Pacific while she was at JP Morgan and BNP Paribas. Alix has advisory experience in energy, mining, water, and transport, and in urban and social sector public–private partnerships in Asia. Alix was Head of Loan Syndicate for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas, supporting underwritings and debt distribution by specialized lending teams prior to joining ADB. Alix has a Masters Honors in Economics from University of Edinburgh