Ms. Xiaojun Grace Wang is the Deputy Director at the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) (2017- present), who provides guidance on UNOSSC knowledge and advisory services, programmes in poverty allegations, climate change, and peace and development, as well as oversees UNOSSC regional offices, fund management and operations. Ms. Wang brings to the position extensive senior leadership experience in leading research, policy dialogues, and facilitating partnerships, and strengthening the capacities of countries to engage in South-South and triangular cooperation for sustainable development.

Ms. Wang has most recently served as the Lead Advisor on South-South and Triangular Cooperation at the United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. In that capacity, she initiated and spearheaded the establishment of the Global Coalition of Think Tank Networks for South- South Cooperation – the South-South Global Thinkers Initiative – to advance thought leadership from developing countries on international cooperation.

Prior to that Ms. Wang worked as UNDP’s Poverty Practice Manager for five years, leading integrated workplans, knowledge management, communications, global programmes and trust funds, championing a global initiative on scaling-up local development impact, as well as overseeing office administration and operations.

Between 2002 and 2009, Ms. Wang served in the UNDP Country Office in China where she was Team Leader for Democratic Governance and HIV and AIDS, and managed poverty alleviation and disaster risk reduction programmes. Before joining UNDP in 2002, Ms. Wang worked with governments, international non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and media outlets.

She is a Chinese national and holds a PhD in Education and International Development from the University of London.