Bio of Dr. Winnie Fung
Chief Executive, CEDAR Fund
Dr. Winnie Fung is the Chief Executive of CEDAR Fund. She is a development economist with a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University and a MA in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College. Her expertise is in food security, famine and malnutrition, smallholder farming and agricultural policies, as well as anti-human trafficking. Her passion lies in poverty alleviation, integral mission, and faith-based relief and development. She has been involved in integral mission and transformational development for more than 15 years.
Dr. Fung’s work has brought her to various parts of the world. She has written and published on famine in China, malaria eradication in India, and anti-human trafficking efforts and business-as-mission initiatives in South Asia. She has served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Report Office (HDRO). She has traveled to and supervised projects in countries including Nicaragua, Peru, Cambodia, and the Philippines, on issues pertaining to microfinance, fair trade, food security, and genderbased violence.
Prior to joining CEDAR, Dr. Fung was an Associate Professor of Economics at Wheaton College and Academic Head at Lumina College.