Jorge Chediek is UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Brazil since April 2010.  He is also in charge of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), UNDP’s global forum for policy dialogue and South-South learning on social development innovations.

He has a long career in the UN system of almost 20 years, notably as UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Peru and Nicaragua, among other positions at UNDP. He obtained his Master in Economics in Foreign Service from the University of Georgetown (USA) and his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the Universidad Católica of Argentina.