A research for development expert with several years of experience and expertise in the area of natural resource management. A senior level administrator with over 20 years experience in agricultural research management. A professor of animal production and health, a former regional director of the West and Central Africa regional office of the International Development Research Centre, and a former Executive Secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research. Currently serving as a Technical Adviser at the International Trypanotolerance Centre (ITC) where he is leading an effort to develop a new 10-year strategy for the organization.