Kaushal Joshi is the regional coordinator for International Comparison Program (ICP) for Asia and the Pacific. Kaushal’s work supports statistical capacity building in developing Asian Development Bank (ADB)-member economies covering a wide range of social and economic statistics including gender statistics and in legal and institutional strengthening of national statistical systems. Prior to joining ADB in 2007, he served in the Indian Statistical Service, where he managed large-scale sample surveys, national accounts statistics, and national statistical strategy. He has 28 years of experience in official statistics development.