Rebeca Grynspan has been Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development, formerly known as UNCTAD, since September 2021, and is the first woman to hold the position. A Costa Rican economist, she leads the United Nations agency responsible for promoting the more equitable integration of developing countries into the global economy and addressing issues related to trade, investment, finance and sustainable development.

She served as Vice President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998 and held various ministerial positions in the economic and social sectors. She later served as associate administrator of the United Nations Development Program and, from 2014 to 2021, as Ibero-American Secretary-General. Throughout her career, she has championed policies to reduce inequality, promote international cooperation and strengthen multilateralism, with a special focus on Latin America and the needs of emerging economies.