**Natalie Lichtenstein ** was Inaugural General Counsel at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the principal drafter for its Charter. Her prior 30-year legal career at the World Bank included lending operations in Asia and senior positions in institutional governance. At US Treasury ...

**Natalie Lichtenstein ** was Inaugural General Counsel at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the principal drafter for its Charter. Her prior 30-year legal career at the World Bank included lending operations in Asia and senior positions in institutional governance. At US Treasury in the 1970s, she worked on development banks and normalization of US-China relations. She taught Chinese law and remains a Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She received an AB summa cum laude in East Asian Studies from Harvard University and a JD from Harvard Law School.