Kristina Rai

Kristina is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for ASB. She leads the administration, planning, and implementation of ASB’s campus operations and services. Kristina also oversees ASB’s HR, IT, Marketing and Communications functions.

Prior to joining ASB, Kristina spent 30 years in the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), where she led and managed diverse groups of teams in the areas of human resource development, strategy management, corporate planning, international relations policy and cooperation, and financial services negotiations for Malaysia’s free trade agreements.

Kristina has been appointed to the Board of Advisors of IMAN Research, a think tank dedicated to protective security, peacebuilding and sustainable development, in 2025.

Kristina was awarded full scholarships from Bank Negara Malaysia for her BA in economics from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, and her MA in Economics & Social Studies from the University of Manchester, UK. She is a Certified Professional in Learning Performance (CPLP) from the Association of Talent Development, USA.