Grace Chung is a Researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER). She is currently the Director of the Department of International Affairs. TIER is the top think tank in Taiwan, also serves as the Secretariats for ABAC, PECC and PBEC, as well as the APEC Study Center that provides action-oriented support to government, business and other stakeholders.

She was previously appointed by Tsai, Ing-wen, President of Taiwan, ROC as an Alternate Member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). She was Deputy Director of Division of International Affairs at the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She has previously served as the Director General, Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC).

Dr. Chung received her Baccalaureate in Social Sciences Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Ottawa, Canada and MA Economics at California University of Los Angeles, and a Doctorate degree in International Relations from the Tunghai University in Taiwan.