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 at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Prior to joining the CGIAR, Michele was Information Officer for the Ethiopian Government Spokesperson’s Office in Addis Ababa and Public Affairs Officer at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D.C. She has published articles on Kenyan politics and the Tuareg in West Africa and was formerly Associate Editor of the journal Africa Today.