Jayoung Lee

Jayoung Lee is a senior professional at the World Food Programme (WFP). She served as Deputy Country Director for WFP in Zambia from August 2018 to January 2023, a position she held for 4 years and 6 months.23 In this role, Lee was involved in various humanitarian efforts, including providing personal protective equipment to the Government of Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic1 and supporting DRC refugees in Zambia.4

Currently, Lee holds the position of Sr. Programme Policy Officer at WFP, a role she assumed in 2023.3 Her career at WFP also includes a stint as Head of M&E and Performance. Lee has been actively involved in WFP's initiatives, such as improving mobile apps to link Zambian smallholder farmers to markets5 and overseeing cash assistance programs for vulnerable populations affected by COVID-19.1

Lee's LinkedIn profile is under the username jayoung-lee-41659a18, and she is based in Rome, Italy.2