Akihiko (Aki) Nishio is the World Bank Vice President of Development Finance (DFi) where he oversees strategic mobilization of Bank resources, including the International Development Association (IDA) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and a diverse trust fund portfolio.
In this role since February 2019, Mr. Nishio focuses on furthering IDA’s innovation: leveraging its equity by blending donor contributions with internal resources and funds raised through debt markets, scaling up engagement in fragile countries, and finding new ways to promote private sector development.
Mr. Nishio has overseen three replenishments of IDA—most recent of which was the historic IDA21, where partners agreed to a package of up to $100 billion for 78 low-income countries. He also led the successful IDA20 replenishment of $93 billion and the IDA19 replenishment during which $82 billion was committed to countries.
Mr. Nishio has over 30 years of experience combining managerial leadership, technical knowledge, operational experience, and a track record of collaboration with development partners. He is a British Council scholar with an M. Phil. in development from Cambridge University, a B.A. in economics from Hitotsubashi University in Japan, and an undergraduate diploma from the Université Catholique de l’Ouest in Angers, France.
