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 12 countries.

One entrepreneur can change their community, and millions can change the world.
Country Leadership
- Stuart Taylor
CEO of iDE Canada
Senior Leadership
- Reed Peterson
Chief Executive Officer - John Passauer
Vice President, Finance - Mikki Gates
Vice President, Administration - Mel Mackintosh
Controller - Dana Camp Smith
Senior Director, Global Nutrition - Michel Dauguet
Senior Director, Impact Investment, iDE Canada - Nadia Campos
Senior Director, Innovation Lab - Dane Reece
Senior Director, Information Systems - Jennifer Roglà, PhD
Senior Global Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) - Dave Schutz
Senior Director, Global Business Development - Lauren Riley, PhD
Senior Director, Technical Programs - Saroja Thapa
Regional Senior Director, Asia - Stefano Perugini
Regional Senior Director, Africa and Central America - Henok Begashaw
Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Initiatives - Simon Crittle
Director, Global Communications - Ratana Kong
Director, Regional Finance - Michael Mangano
Director, Agriculture and Market Systems - Elise Mann
Director, Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) - Cynthia Rosenbaum
Director, Executive Office
Senior Advisors
- Urs Heierli, PhD
Senior Advisor
Board Members
- Robert Hill
Board Member, Board Chair - Tom Ebling
Board Member, Vice Chair and Social Enterprise Committee Chair - Len Penner
Board Member, Finance Committee Chair and Treasurer - Ana Ximenes
Board Member, Governance Committee Chair - Lee Addams, PhD
Board Member, Program Committee Chair - Jessie Coates
Board Member - Gerry Dyck
Board Member - Shashwat Jha
Board Member - Joyce King Thomas
Board Member, Marketing Committee Chair - Venkata Kishore, PhD
Board Member - Rick Kwan
Board Member, Fund Development Co-Chair - Chandra A. Madramootoo, PhD
Board Member - Rick Mazur
Board Member - Linda J. Porter-Cox
Board Member, Fund Development Co-Chair
Founder
- Paul Polak
Founder (1933 - 2019)
Emeritus Board Member
- William Fast
Emeritus Board Member
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