Joseph E. Zveglich Jr. is Deputy Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank. He supports the Chief Economist to set research directions for the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ensure research quality, and brief the ADB Board and Management on emerging economic issues.

Previously as Director of macroeconomic research, Mr. Zveglich oversaw the preparation of the annual Asian Development Outlook and the Asian Development Outlook Update, ADB’s flagship publications forecasting economic trends in the region. He also served as Principal Planning and Policy Economist at ADB’s Strategy and Policy Department, Senior Advisor to the President, and as Deputy Country Director at the ADB’s Sri Lanka Resident Mission. Mr. Zveglich joined ADB in 1998.

Before ADB, Mr. Zveglich worked as a researcher and instructor at the Harvard Institute for International Development as part of the team providing capacity building to government officials in macroeconomic policy and management. He was also a visiting instructor at the College of William and Mary.

Mr. Zveglich earned his PhD and Master of Arts degree at Harvard University. He graduated summa cum laude in economics with an emphasis on Asian studies at Arizona State University.

Rogelio Mercado is Economist at the Regional Cooperation and Integration Division of the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department of ADB. He contributes to various division publications and knowledge products. His research interests include capital flows, financial integration, financial stress, portfolio allocation, asset price discovery, financial inclusion, and economic convergence. Rogelio has published in international journals including Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Futures Markets, Review of Income and Wealth, and co-authored several book chapters.

Prior to joining the ADB in July 2020, he was a Senior Economist at the Southeast Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre where he developed and delivered training courses on macroeconomics and monetary policy and led the publication of the SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor. He was a Lecturer in Economics at Newcastle Business School, after completing his PhD in Economics from Trinity College Dublin.

Dr. Cyn-Young Park is Director of Regional Cooperation and Integration in the Economics Research and Regional Cooperation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). During her progressive career within ADB, she has been a main author and contributor to ADB’s major publications including Asian Development Outlook (ADB’s flagship publication), Asia Capital Markets Monitor, Asia Economic Monitor, Asia Bond Monitor, and ADB Country Diagnostic Study Series. She has also participated in various global and regional forums including the G20 Development Working Group, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN+3, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). She has written and lectured extensively about the Asian economy and financial markets. Her work has been published in peer reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Futures Markets, the Review of Income and Wealth, and the World Economy.

Prior to joining the ADB, she served as Economist (1999-2002) at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), where she contributed to the OECD Economic Outlook. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics from Seoul National University.