Yasuyuki Sawada, a professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, is the director of the Center for Research and Education in Program Evaluation (CREPE). Previously, from 2017 to 2021, he served as the Chief Economist and Director General (ERCD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Dr. Sawada earned his PhD in Economics from Stanford University in 1999, specializing in development economics, economics of disasters, and field surveys and experiments.