As part of ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Stephane Bessadi leads on innovative water and wastewater practices and energy efficient technologies from the water service industry, working with ADB regional departments on projects including but not limited to Georgia, India, Nepal, and the People's Republic of China. He also supervises the Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs) Program and develops corporatization roadmaps.

Before joining ADB in 2017, Stephane spent 15 years working for private water companies, primarily Suez Environnement. A French national, Stephane obtained a BA in Economics from McGill University in Montreal, a Master as Engineer Economist at the University of Aix-Marseille II, and a Master in Water Management at the National School for Rural Engineering and Forestry in Montpellier.