Dr. Grace Yang

Grace Yang is a management scholar and institutional leader whose work sits at the frontier of entrepreneurship theory, organisational psychology, and the governance of innovation — and whose career, spanning South Korea, the United States, Singapore, and Macao SAR, reflects a genuinely transpacific intellectual formation.

Her research examines how economic policy uncertainty shapes green technology innovation, how digital collaboration tools reshape inclusive leadership in multicultural teams, and how the psychological architecture of small and medium-sized enterprises determines whether firms adapt or stagnate in the face of disruption.

As a first author, she has published multiple papers in SSCI and SCI journals, and has attracted competitive research funding from Nanyang Technological University and the Macao Youth Development Foundation.

Dr. Yang holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Management from the Macau University of Science and Technology, a Master of Science in Technopreneurship and Innovation from Nanyang Technological University, and trained as a Visiting Scholar at the UC Berkeley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Workshop.

Beyond the academy, Dr. Yang has been actively involved in environmental conservation initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region, working alongside youth-led coalitions to promote sustainable practices and cross-border civic action.

As a driving force behind APYCF's youth grant programme, Dr. Yang has personally provided financial support to students, early-stage advocates, young researchers, and community organisers across the Asia-Pacific region.

She has also championed APYCF's Animal Welfare Fund, supporting the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of stray animals across the region. As Vice Chair, she brings scholarly credibility, strategic vision, and a deep commitment to building institutions that endure.