Kim-See Lim is Chief Investment Officer, Public Sector (Region 1) & Financial Institutions and Funds (Global) Clients [CIO1]. In this role, she oversees AIIB’s investment operations with public sector clients in South Asia (except Afghanistan and Pakistan), South East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Sub-Saharan Africa; and financial institutions and funds clients in all AIIB Members. Lim is a global development finance leader with a 30-year track record at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group and the private sector.

Before joining AIIB in July 2025, Lim worked at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in various capacities, most recently as Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific, where she oversaw the formulation and implementation of IFC’s investment strategy and advisory business in East Asia and the Pacific. She also helped establish the IFC Asset Management Co. LLC., IFC’s first subsidiary, and served as its Principal and Investment Committee Member, where she successfully raised capital from global sovereign wealth funds and institutional investors for a USD1 billion Africa and Latin America Fund, as well as contributed to the establishment of AMC’s Asia Fund.

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Lim has held a range of senior leadership positions as well as corporate board positions at private companies in emerging markets. She has successfully led multi-cultural teams to execute investment strategies across the consumer services, infrastructure, and financial sectors in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Lim has an MBA from the University of Maryland and a B. Economics from Flinders University of South Australia. Lim is from Malaysia.