Zoe Leung
Position:
Director, East Asia Program

Zoe Leung was the Director of EWI's East Asia program, leading efforts to advance U.S.-Asia dialogues. She also serves on the Board of Trustees at the United States National Committee of International Council on Monuments and Sites.

Prior to joining EWI, she worked with UNESCO and its NGOs in the U.S. and China with a specialization in ​World Heritage programs. She holds a master's degree in international policy analysis from the Elliott School of International Affairs of the George Washington University and a bachelor's degree in historic preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she graduated as a Presidential Medalist.

Her ​major ​​interests ​include identities of the South Asian diaspora and the role of ​cultural ​heritage in peacebuilding. A native of Hong Kong, Leung has worked and studied in Taiwan, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Savannah, Washington, D.C. and New York.