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IFAD’s staff are some of the brightest and most knowledgeable minds in their fields. Their collective expertise and thought leadership in agriculture, climate, the environment, gender, nutrition, finance, resource management and many other areas, lay the foundation for our innovative, ethical and effective work.
Meet our experts
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Anupa Rimal Lamichhane
Lead Regional Climate and Environment Specialist, Asia and the Pacific Division | Thailand
Sherina Tabassum
Country Director | Bangladesh
Umit Mansiz
Country Director, Asia and the Pacific Division
Candra Samekto
Country Director | Fiji
Hani Abdelkader Elsadani
Head of MCO and Country Director | Indonesia
Ambrosio Barros
Head of MCO and Country Director | Vietnam
Sangho Park
Special Programme Officer | Italy
Kaushik Barua
Lead Portfolio Advisor | Thailand
Dagmawi Habte-Selassie
Country Director | Rwanda
Sauli Hurri
Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Institutions (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
Mariatu Kamara
Country Director | Kenya
Jaana Keitaanranta
Country Director | Mozambique
Edith Kirumba
Country Director, East and Southern Africa Division | South Africa
Leonard Makuvaza
Remittances and Inclusive Digital Finance Officer (South Africa, The Gambia) | South Africa
Bernadette Mukonyora
Country Director | Malawi
Francesco Rispoli
Country Director | South Africa
Joseph Rostand Olinga Biwole
Country Director | Kenya
Rene Castro
Country Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Division | Panama
Dario Rimedio
Senior Regional Finance Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean Division | Panama
Anni Mandelin
Country Director, Latin America and the Caribbean | Peru
Oliver Page
Regional Climate Change and Environmental Specialist | Panama
Tawfiq El-Zabri
Country Director | Egypt
Laura Mattioli
Country Director | Uzbekistan
Liam Chicca
Head MCO, Country Director | Türkiye
Gianluca Capaldo
Senior Portfolio Advisor | Italy
Vrej Hanna Jijyan
Country Director | Egypt
Azaiez Nazih
Senior Regional Procurement Officer, Near East, North Africa and Europe | Italy
Valentina Franchi
Senior Technical Specialist, Gender and Social Inclusion | Egypt
Walid Nasr
Regional Climate and Environment Specialist for for Near East, North Africa and Europe Division | Egypt
Rachel Harifetra Senn
Country Director | Madagascar
Brahim Mamadou Kourtou
Country Programme Officer, West and Central Africa Division | Chad
Brou Arsene Assande
Country Director, West and Central Africa Division | Côte d'Ivoire
Maxime Thibon
Senior Technical Specialist, Climate Change, Green Climate Fund | Italy
Stéphanie Jaquet
Regional Manager, Sahel Joint Programme SD3C | Senegal
Jean Pascal Kabore
Country Director, West and Central Africa | Ghana
Emime Ndihokubwayo
Country Director | Cameroon
Dede Ekoue
Country Director | Nigeria
Lakshmi Moola
Country Director | Kenya
Marcelin Norvilus
Country Director | Dakar
Carine Toure Yemitia
Senior Procurement Officer, West and Central Africa | Côte d'Ivoire
Fumilayo Hermann Messan
Country Director | Côte d'Ivoire
Pascaline Barankeba
Country Director, West and Central Africa Division | Côte d'Ivoire
Koutera Bataka
Country Director, West and Central Africa Division | Cameroon
Radu Damianov
Senior Regional Financial Officer | Côte d'Ivoire
Fanny Grandval
Senior Regional Technical Specialist (West and Central Africa), Rural Institutions | Côte d'Ivoire
Emily Wylde
Senior Technical Specialist (Social Inclusion - Poverty Targeting) | Côte d'Ivoire
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Jahan-Zeb Chowdhury
Lead Technical Specialist, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division | Italy
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Savis Sadeghian
Senior Technical Specialist, Green Climate Fund | Italy
Pierre Yves Guedez
Lead Multilateral Climate & Environmental Funds (AF, GCF, GEF) | Italy
Jack Rossiter
Senior Technical Specialist, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division | Italy
Fenton Beed
Lead Global Technical Specialist, Agronomy
Boris Kouassi
Country Technical Analyst, Agronomy (West and Central Africa) | Côte d'Ivoire
Buyung Hadi
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Agronomy (Asia and the Pacific) | Thailand
Robert Delve
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Agronomy (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
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Beatrice Gerli
Senior Technical Specialist (GTM Coordinator), Gender, Targeting and Social Inclusion
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Wei Wang
Chief Partnership Officer, South-South and Triangular Cooperation and Global Engagement, Special Adviser to the President | Italy
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Max von Bonsdorff
Chief Partnership Officer, Global Engagement, Partnership And Resource Mobilization | Italy
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Maija Peltola
Senior Partnership Officer, Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization (GPR) | Italy
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Ama Brandford-Arthur
Senior Partnership Officer, South-South and Triangular Cooperation | Italy
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Tuleen Alkhoffash
Senior Partnership Officer, Private Sector Operations Division | Italy
Guggi Laryea
Senior Partnership Officer, EU and Supplementary Resources
Maurizio Navarra
Senior Partnership Officer, Secretariat Coordinator, Global Donor Platform For Rural Development | Italy
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Ilaria Firmian
Senior Technical Specialist, Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Issues | Italy
Margherita Loddoni
Technical Specialist, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division
Lorenzo Del Castillo
Consultant - Indigenous Peoples, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division, IFAD
Karla Pita Vidal
Consultant (Indigenous Peoples) | Italy
Nicoletta Giulivi
KM and M&E Analyst, Farmers' Organizations in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (FO4ACP)
Antonella Cianciotta
Technical Specialist (Global), Farmers' Organizations in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (FO4ACP) | Italy
Elizabeth Ssendiwala
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Institutions (Asia and the Pacific) | Thailand
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Luiz Claudio Marques Campos
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Institutions (Latin America and the Caribbean) | Panama
Marie Edward Mikhail
Country Technical Analyst, Rural Institutions (Near East, North Africa and Europe) | Egypt
Sauli Hurri
Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Institutions (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
Rikke Grand Olivera
Lead Global Technical Specialist, Land Tenure & Natural Resources Management
Lars Hein
Senior Global Technical Specialist, Natural Resource Management
Mathilde Iweins
Senior Global Technical Specialist, Natural Resources Management (West and Central Africa) | Côte d'Ivoire
Abdoulaye Gonde
Global Technical Specialist, Livestock (West and Central Africa) | Côte d'Ivoire
Charles Odhong'
Country Technical Analyst, Livestock (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
Anne Mottet
Lead Technical Specialist (Livestock), Sustainable Production, Markets and Institutions Division | Italy
Putso Nyathi
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Markets and Value Chains (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
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Rick Van Der Kamp
Lead Global Technical Specialist, Markets and Value Chains
Ayur Puntsagdavaa
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Markets and Value Chains (Asia and the Pacific) | Thailand
Patrick Nya Opono
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Markets and Value Chains (West and Central Africa) | Côte d'Ivoire
Nadhem Mtimet
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Markets and Value Chains (Near East, North Africa and Europe) | Egypt
Casper Fallon
Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Markets and Value Chains (Latin America and the Caribbean) | Panama
Beatrice Ekesa-Onyango
Lead Technical Specialist, Nutrition
Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat
Senior Technical Specialist - Nutrition
Solange Heise
Senior Technical Specialist | Côte d'Ivoire
Nelida Sara Maria Ale
Senior Technical Specialist, Agricultural Research for Development unit | Italy
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Bidisha Barooah
Lead Technical Specialist | Italy
Lorna Grace
Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance (Asia and the Pacific) | Thailand
Xavier Desmoulin
Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance (West and Central Africa) | Côte d'Ivoire
Pedro de Vasconcelos
Lead Technical Specialist and Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) Manager | Italy
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James Marc de Sousa-Shields
Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance (Near East, North Africa and Europe) | Egypt
Davy Serge Azakpame
Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance (West and Central Africa) | Côte d'Ivoire
Jonathan Agwe
Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
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Grace Murungi
Global Technical Specialist, Rural infrastructure and Renewable Energy (Near East, North Africa and Europe) | Egypt
Dan Martin
Senior Technical Specialist, Water and Rural Infrastructure (Asia and the Pacific) | Thailand
Bernard Keraita
Country Programme Coordinator, Water & Rural Infrastructure (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
Raul Munoz Castillo
Lead Global Technical Specialist, Water and Rural Infrastructure
Hisham Zehni
Lead Technical Specialist (Youth) and Social Inclusion Cluster Coordinator, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division | Italy
Brenda Gunde
Lead Global Technical Specialist, ICT for Development
Caroline Gaju
Senior Global Technical Specialist, ICT for Development (East and Southern Africa) | Kenya
Jessica Murcia Poulsen
Regional Technical Analyst, ICT for Development (Latin America and the Caribbean) | Panama
Esha Singh
Global Technical Specialist, ICT for Development (Near East, North Africa and Europe)
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Jon Thorsteinsson
Deputy Treasurer
Marco Penna
Treasury Senior Officer
Sheila Codamus-Platel
Treasury Senior Officer
Natalia Toschi
Treasury Senior Officer
Tiziana Galloni
Treasury Senior Officer
