Dr. Maya Rajasekharan is a Program Officer at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). She works with the Management Team and Program Leaders in the development, coordination and implementation of center research activities. She coordinates ongoing research planning process including planning and preparations for external reviews. Maya has a background in ecology and fisheries. She trained at the Kerala Agricultural University, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) in India. She completed PhD at University College Dublin, Ireland.