Michele Pietrowski has more than 12 years of international communications experience, most of which has been spent promoting agricultural research for development for the CGIAR. Currently, Michele manages communications for the CGIAR Fund Office. Previously, she was Senior Communications Specialist…

Senior Agricultural Specialist in the Africa region, Agriculture and Rural Development, coordinating the CAADP-CGIAR Steering Committee. Formerly with the Alliance Office for the CGIAR Centers (as Senior Program Officer, and as Executive Secretary to the Directors General, 2002-2007) and the CGIAR…

Anthropologist with 27 years of experience in agricultural, natural resource management, and biodiversity conservation research and development. Former team leader for Trees and Markets at World Agroforestry Centre, now oversee conservation and REDD+ projects at USAID. Manage grant to CIFOR.

I have an MSc in Food Policy with a focus on agriculture development. My graduate thesis analyzed the CGIAR, its organizational structure and its position to embrace the calls for a new Green Revolution. This conference would be an ideal opportunity to get on the ground policy exposure and build…