Manoj Juneja
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Chartered Accountant
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| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) India |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (B.Sc, M.Sc) |
| Occupations | Economist Chartered Accountant |
Manoj Juneja (born 1960) is the founder and managing partner of a niche strategy consulting firm.[1] He was until late 2023 the deputy executive director and chief financial officer of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.[2][3][4] Prior to joining WFP, he served in 2011-12 as deputy director-general for operations at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),[5] and in 2003-04 as executive director at the International Labour Organization (ILO).[6]
Juneja holds a BSc (1981) and MSc (1985) in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW),[7] and has attained several academic distinctions including an Order of Merit of the ICAEW. He has participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State as well as an executive leadership program at Stanford University.
He has taught at the LSE, Boston University and the University of Geneva. He also serves on the advisory board at the University of California, Berkeley's Asia-Pacific Cooperation Study Centre and the board of governors of the United Nations System Staff College.[8]