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

Sylvester Kalonge
Country Director,
iDE Zambia
Sameer Karki
Country Director,
iDE Bangladesh
Sobeida Lara
Country Director,
iDE Honduras
Horácio Morgado
Country Director,
iDE Mozambique
Kevin Robbins
Country Director, Cambodia,
iDE Cambodia
Abdul-Mumin Damba Tahidu
Country Director,
iDE Ghana
Olani Wirtu
Country Director, Ethiopia,
iDE Ethiopia
Trang Bui
Country Manager,
iDE Vietnam
Saroja Thapa
Interim Country Director, Nepal,
iDE Nepal
Geoffrey Nyamota, PhD
Kenya Team Leader,
iDE Kenya
Eric Rakoto
Country Director,
iDE Madagascar
Inti Ferrey
General Manager, iDEal Tecnologias,
iDE Nicaragua

Senior Leadership

Reed Peterson
Chief Executive Officer
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
Stefano Perugini
Regional Senior Director, Africa and Central America
Henok Begashaw
Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Initiatives
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