Managing Executive Officer, Global Head of Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Hiroki Sekine is the Managing Executive Officer, Global Head of Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group at Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). In his current assignment, he leads JBIC’s global footprint in supporting infrastructure projects including clean energy, railways, ports, telecom, ICT etc. He also supervises JBIC’s operations in the United States and Southeast Asia including the Philippines. Soon after completing his Bachelor’s degree of Arts in Economics from University of Tokyo in March 1995, he joined erstwhile Export Import Bank of Japan (now JBIC). Over 29 years he gained rich experience across business sectors and organizational functions including Policy and Strategy of JBIC. From 2020 to 2021, he was seconded to the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) as Visiting Fellow of Asia Pacific Programme. In his previous role as Special Advisor for Operation Policy and Strategy, he played a key role in the steering committee of Blue Dot Network, enhanced the Initiative of the Trilateral Infrastructure Partnership with USDFC, DFAT and EFA, and designing policy for supporting global challenges of Japanese businesses. Mr. Sekine obtained a master’s degree at London Business School.