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
Senior Leadership
Stuart Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, Canada
John Passauer
Vice President, Finance
Caitlin Warkentin
Vice President, Fund Development
Mikki Gates
Vice President, Administration
Mel Mackintosh
Controller
Dana Camp Smith
Senior Director, Global Nutrition
Nadia Campos
Senior Director, Innovation Lab
Michel Dauguet
Senior Director, Impact Investment
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 and Central America
Stefano Perugini
Regional Senior Director, Africa
Henok Begashaw
Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Initiatives
Anwar Chowdhury
Director, Technical Accounting and US Government Compliance
Simon Crittle
Director, Global Communications
Bonnie Hernández
Director of Learning and Evidence
Ratana Kong
Director, Regional Finance
Melisa Leñero
Director, Global Programs
Michael Mangano
Director, Agriculture and Market Systems
Elise Mann
Director, Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Kayembe Mufuta
Director, Global Operations
Cynthia Rosenbaum
Director, Executive Office
Senior Advisors
Urs Heierli, PhD
Senior Advisor
Madan Pariyar, PhD
Senior Advisor
Tim Prewitt
Senior Advisor
Board Of Directors
Robert Hill
Board Member, Board Chair
Lee Addams, PhD
Board Member, Program Committee Chair
Gerry Dyck
Board Member
Tom Ebling
Board Member, Vice Chair and Social Enterprise Committee Chair
William Fast
Board Member
Mark Fitzgerald
Board Member, Finance Committee Chair
Judith Hermanson, PhD
Board Member
Shashwat Jha
Board Member
Venkata Kishore, PhD
Board Member
Rick Kwan
Board Member, Fund Development Co-Chair
Alix Lebec
Board Member
Chandra A. Madramootoo, PhD
Board Member
Rick Mazur
Board Member, Governance Committee Chair
Len Penner
Board Member
Linda J. 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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