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IFAD’s leadership possesses world-class experience, knows how to effectively mobilize and manage resources, and maintains a laser focus on our mission: to invest in rural people as they transform food systems and build sustainable communities.  

Meet our executive team

President and Vice President 

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Alvaro Lario

President
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Gerardine Mukeshimana

Vice-President
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Seniors Leaders

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Charles Tellier

Chief of Staff, Office of the President and Vice President
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Hernan Danery Alvarado

Associate Vice-President, Financial Operations Department, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Controller
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Donal Brown

Associate Vice-President, Department for Country Operations
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Roger Fischer

Chief Risk Officer, Office of Enterprise Risk Management | Italy
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Katherine Meighan

Chief Legal and Governance Officer, Legal Counsel
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Guoqi Wu

Associate Vice-President, Corporate Services Department
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Directors 

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Stella Atela

Director, People and Culture Division | Italy
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Thomas Bousios

Director and Chief Information Officer, Information and Communication Technology Division
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Nigel Brett

Director, Sustainable Production, Markets and Institutions Division
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Charalambos Constantinides

Director, Office of Audit and Oversight
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Edward Gallagher

Director, Planning, Organizational Development and Budget Division
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Nadine Gbossa

Director, Food Systems Coordination, External Relations and Governance Department
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Ron Thomas Hartman

Director, Global Engagement, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
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Claudia ten Have

Director of the Office of the Secretary and Secretary of IFAD
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Sara Mbago-Bhunu

Director, East and Southern Africa Division
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Juan Carlos Mendoza

Director, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division
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Matthias Meyerhans

Director, Management Services Division
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Bernard Mwinyel Hien

Regional Director, West and Central Africa Division
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Advit Nath

Controller and Director, Financial Controller’s Division
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Hélène Papper

Director, Communications Division
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Berkis Patricia Perez

Chief, Office of Ethics
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Rossana Polastri

Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Division
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Reehana Rifat Raza

Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific Division
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Dina Saleh

Regional Director, Near East, North Africa and Europe
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Sara Savastano

Director, Research and Impact Assessment Division
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Gulnara Yunusova

Director and Treasurer, Treasury Services Division | Italy
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Vacant Position FMD

Director, Financial Management Services Division
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Vacant Position SPMI

Director, Sustainable Production, Markets and Institutions Division
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Vacant Position Office of Technical Delivery

Managing Director, Office of Technical Delivery

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