Wallace S. Cheng is a strategy, partnerships, and policy leader with experience across major international organizations and global institutes. He has worked with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), UNCTAD, Globethics, and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), driving initiatives that link sustainable development, economic policy, and technology for the public good.
Wallace specializes in strengthening organizational strategy, mobilizing diverse resources, and building high‑value partnerships across government, industry, philanthropy, and multilateral agencies. He has led engagements with corporate leaders, donors, and public‑sector partners to shape investment priorities, strengthen ESG and sustainability strategies, and develop collaborative platforms that scale impact across markets.
Since 2015, he has contributed to the World Economic Forum as an Agenda Author, helping shape global discussions on trade, technology governance, and inclusive growth. He also serves as an Expert Member of the UN’s United for Smart and Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative, supporting policy frameworks at the intersection of sustainability, digital transformation, and governance.
A Yale World Fellow, Wallace brings a globally informed, interdisciplinary approach to leadership—bridging sectors, advancing public–private collaboration, and supporting organizations navigating complex policy and sustainability landscapes.
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One word was conspicuous by its absence in the communiques on trade that came out of three meetings this year of the world's finance chiefs.
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Karl Marx dijo una vez: “Los filósofos se han limitado, cada uno a su manera, a interpretar el mundo. Pero lo que necesitamos no es interpretarlo, sino cambiarlo.” Ahora que el mundo cues...
“Philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it,” or so Karl Marx once wrote. As trade liberalization and globalization more broadly ar...
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This weekend, Hangzhou, a Chinese city famous for the Alibaba headquarters, kites and silk products, will host the latest G20 Summit.
It’s just six months until the 15th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, and the second-largest economy believed this would be the time when it would automati...
