Our Leaders
Farmers. Marketers. Advisors. Teachers. Managers. Entrepreneurs. Our staff are all these things and more, sharing a common passion for improving the lives of others and overseeing a global organization of over 1,200 staff working in more than 11 countries.

One entrepreneur can change their community, and millions can change the world.
Country Directors
Senior Leadership
- Elizabeth Ellis
Chief Executive Officer - Stuart Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, Canada - Kathryn Dangerfield
Vice President of Africa and Central America Operations - KC Koch
Vice President of Global Communications & Marketing - John Passauer
Vice President, Finance - F. Conor Riggs
Vice President of Global Initiatives - Deepak Khadka
Vice President of Asia Operations - Chris Nicoletti
Senior Director of Impact and Analytics - Dana Camp Smith
Senior Director, Global Operations - Caitlin Warkentin
Senior Director, Fund Development - John Choptiany, PhD
Senior Director, Climate, Resilience, and Agriculture and Director, UK/Europe Partnerships - Nadia Campos
Director, Global Design - Sarah Custer-Lalanne
Director, Global WASH - Tiffany Koberstein
Director, Agriculture - Greg Lestikow
Director, Business Development, Latin America and the Caribbean - Jennifer Roglà, PhD
Director, Research & Evidence - Dave Schutz
Director, Global Business Development - Jamie Wright
Director, Global Business Development - Mel Mackintosh
Controller
Senior Advisors
- Luke Colavito, PhD
Senior Advisor - Urs Heierli, PhD
Senior Advisor - Madan Pariyar, PhD
Senior Advisor - Tim Prewitt
Senior Advisor
Board Of Directors
- Lee Addams, PhD
Board Member - Kebede Ayele
Board Member - Gerry Dyck
Board Member - Tom Ebling
Board Member, Chair of Social Enterprise Committee - William Fast
Board Member - Mark Fitzgerald
Board Member, Finance Committee Chair - Judith Hermanson
Board Member - Robert Hill
Board Member, Board Chair - Shashwat Jha
Board Member - Andy Keller
Board Member, Vice Chair and Program Committee Chair - Rick Kwan
Board Member, Fund Development Co-Chair - Alix Lebec
Board Member - Chandra A. Madramootoo
Board Member - Rick Mazur
Board Member, Governance Committee Chair - Ted Paetkau
Board Member - Len Penner
Board Member - Ling Ling Phung
Board Member - Linda Porter-Cox
Board Member, Fund Development Co-Chair - Joyce King Thomas
Board Member, Marketing Committee Chair - Ana Ximenes
Board Member
Founder
- Paul Polak
Founder (1933 - 2019)
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