Mr. Jinchang LaiPrincipal Operations Officer of the Financial Institutions Group
Jinchang Lai is currently a Principal Operations Officer of the Financial Institutions Group, Asia & Pacific, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group. He was previously a Lead Financial Sector Specialist and Lead for Financial Infrastructure, East Asia & Pacific; and Head of IFC Chengdu Office and Deputy General Manager of IFC Advisory Services for China and Mongolia. Before 2002, he managed the Private Sector Investment Operations Division in the African Development Bank; and successively worked as Senior Country Economist, Principal Program Coordinator, Special Assistant to VP Operations, and Chief Investment Officer in the Bank during 1992-2000. He was also appointed as a Board member in a regional bank and in a Pan-Africa SME support facility. Prior to 1992, he was with the People’s Bank of China as a Research Officer and Section Head. He has more than 33 years’ experience in financial services, private sector investment, and policy reforms in both Asia and Africa. During 2011-16, he was a Board member of the largest MFI in China. In recent years, he has actively supported APEC agenda on financial infrastructure reform, trade & supply chain finance and Fintech market development. He is currently one of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Financial Infrastructure Development Network (FIDN).