Chieko Yokota

Gender Specialist, Gender Equality Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank

Chieko Yokota is Gender Specialist at Gender Equality Division of the Asian Development Bank. She provides expertise to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment across ADB’s projects in Southeast Asia and through knowledge and technical assistance work. Prior to joining ADB, Chieko held various roles, including at the Gender and Economic Inclusion Group of International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Office for Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), where she deepened her experience in international development across Southeast Asia, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

She holds degrees from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Bachelor) and University of Birmingham (Master). During her undergraduate studies, she was an exchange student at University of the Philippines, Diliman.