Henri Carsalade is Chair of ICARDA Board of Trustees. He was President of Agropolis International in Montpellier, France, from 2006 to 2009, and is currently the Chair of the Governing Board of Agropolis Foundation. An expert in the administration and management of development and research, international relations, agreements and fund raising, Mr Henri Carsalade is retired from the French administration where he was a member of the General Council for Agriculture, advising the Minister of Agriculture of France.