Judy Cheng is the Executive Director of the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD). Judy has worked in the HIV and community-based health and development field for fifteen years. She brings 20 years of lived experience as a woman who uses drugs and a client of harm reduction services to her role. Prior to 2015, her primary area of focus was on community health before moving to harm reduction and drug policy advocacy. During the course of her work, she has worked in various contexts and settings, such as India, China and Thailand. Judy holds a Masters in International Development and a Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Contemporary Cultures and has published on drug use and gender, harm reduction, drug policy and community leadership and involvement in books and peer-reviewed journals.