SARVESH Suri is the International Finance Corporation’s Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific.
Based in Singapore, Suri has 25 years of global investment and development expertise as well as a proven track record of fostering public-private collaborations.
The IFC confirmed that Suri would lead all investment and advisory operations in the region by mobilizing the private sector to address complex development challenges and create jobs.
As part of the World Bank Group, Suri will oversee IFC’s team working from India to the Pacific.
The team is designing private sector solutions in the financial, manufacturing, agribusiness, services, as well as infrastructure and natural resources sectors to deliver transformative change for communities and businesses.
Two new Division Directors will support Suri in the region: Keiko Miwa, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, will manage South West Asia and Pacific Islands, and, effective February 1, 2026, Arnaud Dupoizat, based in Hong Kong, will oversee East Asia.
Prior to his appointment, Suri was IFC’s Regional Industry Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Suri spent 15 years at IFC in various leadership positions, including as Senior Regional Manager overseeing business operations in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Papua New Guinea, based in Jakarta.
‘‘Countries throughout Asia and the Pacific face complex and varied issues,’’ Suri said.
‘’What unites people across the region is that they all want the dignity of a job — livelihoods to support themselves and their families. My focus therefore, will be on maximizing IFC’s toolkit of private sector solutions to create jobs. We can do this by mobilizing private capital and pursuing innovative financing instruments. We can strengthen local capital markets. We can make equity investments for greater impact. And we can invest in micro-, small-, and medium-enterprises as engines of job creation.’’
An Indian national, Suri holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University.