
Parthasarathi Shome
Parthasarathi Shome received Brazil’s highest civilian honour, Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross, for his contributions to Brazilian fiscal reform. He was adviser (Minister of State) to the Indian Finance Minister, and chaired the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC). Earlier, he was chief economist, UK Revenue and Customs; chief of Tax Policy, IMF; and professor, American University, Washington DC. He chaired India’s Ninth and Tenth Five Year Plan Task Forces on tax policy and administration.

Daisuke Miura
His current role at ADB manages the Domestic Resource Mobilization Trust Fund and assists the governments in Asia and the Pacific region in strengthening domestic resource mobilisation through capacity development and knowledge sharing, including supporting the governments’ efforts in digital transformation of tax administration under the ADB Asia Pacific Tax Hub.