Miho Shirotori is the Head of the Trading Systems, Services and Creative Economy Branch in UNCTAD's Division on International Trade and Commodities.
She leads a team of experts assessing pathways to improve the developmental impact of trade by negotiating and implementing trade agreements, strengthening policy-making capacity in services trade, and promoting the creative economy to achieve more inclusive economic diversification.
Miho's own expertise includes the development impacts assessment of preferential market access for developing countries, most notably the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Miho has been contributing her technical and institutional knowledge to support UN Member States in shaping decisions to promote more equitable trade across multilateral, North-South, and South-South trade frameworks.
Miho demonstrates a strong track record of leadership and team management within the international organizational context.
She holds master's degrees in economics (London School of Economics and Political Science, international economics (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva), and public administration (Harvard Kennedy School).