Tatiana Rosito

Tatiana Rosito, a Brazilian national, is the World Bank Division Director for China, Mongolia and Korea starting July 1, 2026. Based in Beijing, Ms. Rosito leads a team that manages an evolving partnership with China, a growing program of support for Mongolia, and a deepening knowledge partnership with Korea focused on innovation and technology.

Ms.  Rosito is an economist, diplomat, and global executive, with 30 years of experience in domestic and international economic affairs - at national ministries, multilateral and bilateral diplomatic missions, multilateral development banks, and global corporations.

Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Ms. Rosito was Secretary for International Affairs at the Brazilian Ministry of Finance, where she led international development and global finance cooperation. In that period, she was the Finance Track Deputy in G20 and BRICS, having played a leading role during Brazil’s presidencies in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Ms. Rosito was Governor and Alternate Governor for Brazil at the AIIB, Governor for Brazil at IFAD and Director for Brazil at the NDB. She also led the country’s engagement with multilateral climate funds (GCF, CIFs and GEF) in support of strategic capital mobilization for sustainable development, having steered the Circle of Finance Ministers for COP30.

As a public civil servant and career diplomat, Ms. Rosito brings significant experience in policymaking, having served as special advisor to the Brazilian Ministers of Finance, Planning and Budget, and the Civil Household. She was also the executive vice-minister for Brazil’s trade policy and investment ministerial board and the China Chief Representative and general manager for Petrobras in Asia.

Ms. Rosito has deep expertise in Asia and China, where she has lived, worked, studied, and traveled for over twelve years, including during her posting to the Embassies of Brazil in Beijing and Singapore. She co-founded the Asia/China Program at CEBRI, the Brazilian Center for International Relations, and has served as an invited member of the Consultative Committee of the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC). She holds a degree in Economics with honors from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a Master’s in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Master’s in Business Administration from INSEAD and Tsinghua University.