About

Mae Chu Chang is the Head of Human Development in Indonesia and Lead General Educator for the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank.  She leads a comprehensive program of support to Indonesian education from early childhood to higher education, with a focus on school-based management and teacher policy reform. Chang has worked with development partners in the region to lead key research in emerging issues in education and spearheaded policy change as a result of the research.

She was the Lead General Educator for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. She has worked intensively in countries such as Iran, Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan to help their governments develop comprehensive education reform strategies aimed at all levels of education.  These government strategies are supported by Bank’s technical advice and financial support through projects and programs in partnership with other donors. 

Prior to joining the MENA region, she served in South Asia for six years and won a Human Development Award for Excellence for her work on girl’s education in Pakistan.  Before that, she worked in education in a diverse set of countries in East Asia, including China, Malaysia, Thailand and Laos.

Prior to joining the World Bank in 1983, Chang held various positions in the U.S. Department of Education including: Coordinator of International Affairs and Team Leader for bilingual education.  She also undertook various advisory and consulting assignments to Boston school districts, OECD and the United States Information Agency. 

Chang holds a Doctoral Degree in Education and M.A. in Psycholinguistics from Boston University, U.S.A.  She graduated with a B.A. from Melbourne University, Australia.