Mengji Chen

Ms Mengji Chen serves as the technical lead for the Research, Ethics and Innovation (REI) unit within the Division of Data, Strategy and Innovation of World Health Organization. In this role, she leads a team dedicated to strengthening research and AI ecosystems to advance health equity across Member States. She oversees the development and dissemination of guidance, tools, and resources on research governance and AI for health research for national research committees and analogous bodies. Her team also supports the promotion of local centres of excellence in research, and the ethical and governance dimensions of AI in health systems.

Before joining WHO, Mengji worked extensively on health innovation, data analytics, community engagement in diverse settings in the United States and India. She also co-founded a predictive data analytics startup and held leadership positions in digital health startups in China. Ms. Chen has a master's degree in health science from Brandeis University and bachelor's degree in Journalism and Communications from Tsinghua University.