Susan Brandwayn

Susan Brandwayn joined the United Nations in 1988. She is in charge of the New York Office of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, with headquarters in Geneva). Before that, Susan was Regional Coordinator at UNCTAD, managing a programme aimed at increasing the competitiveness of developing countries and countries in transition in world markets through foreign trade, investment and technology development.

Before joining the UN, Susan held various posts in New York, dealing with foreign investment, trade and multinational corporations (MNCs): At Citibank's economics department, where she did research on economic and business conditions; at Chase Bank's International Treasury, where she advised Latin American central banks, MNCs and private banks on foreign exchange risk management; and at The Economist Group, where she was responsible for forecasting and consulting services for MNCs with operations in Latin America. Susan holds degrees from the University of Chicago and the Johns Hopkins University.