Biography
PeiYao Chen is President and CEO of Global Fund for Women, a leading public foundation supporting grassroots organizations and movements for gender justice worldwide. Passionate about applying research to drive real-world change, she has led the organization’s innovation efforts—including launching the Gender Justice Data Hub to track where and when gender justice movements are gaining momentum. PeiYao serves on the Council of Advisors at the Wellesley Centers for Women and holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the City University of New York.