Wang Liang is currently the assistant to the Managing Director of the World Bank based in Washington DC. He provides analytical and informational support to the Managing Director overseeing the World Bank’s operations in Africa, South Asia, and Europe and Central Asia regions, as well as the Human Resources department. Prior to joining the World Bank, Liang has worked on various assignments with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, the UN Development Programme in Beijing, Greenpeace in Hong Kong, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. His interests in international affairs include development policy, global governance, international security, US-Asia relations, environmental politics, and civil society. His writings have been published in the Washington Quarterly, the South China Morning Post, and the Straits Times. Liang holds a Master of International Studies degree from George Washington University, an MPhil degree from the University of Hong Kong, and a BA degree from the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing. He has also studied at Sciences Po in France and University of Oslo in Norway.