Eskender Zeleke is Head of the Independent Evaluation Function at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), leading evaluation strategy and engagement with the Board, Management, and global partners. He oversees evaluations of financial intermediary operations and key infrastructure sectors and leads the Bank’s flagship COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Facility evaluation. He set evaluation guidelines consistent with OECD DAC criteria and practices of partner multilateral development banks and advanced AIIB’s learning-centered approach.
Eskender brings over two decades of experience in operations and evaluation, with senior roles at the U.S. Department of Energy, African Development Bank, World Bank Independent Evaluation Group, and International Finance Corporation. He focuses on infrastructure investment, climate finance, and ESG risk management.
Recognized for building high-performing teams, strengthening institutional learning, and promoting evidence-based decision-making, Eskender holds graduate degrees in economics and business. He also contributes to global evaluation networks, harmonizing climate finance and ESG methodologies across multilateral development banks.
