ILRI’s Board of Trustees comprises up to twelve outstanding professionals who serve as the governing body of the institute primarily through undertaking governance and oversight roles ensuring ILRI functions to the highest standard.
Andrew Peters
Board chair
Wondwossen Abebe Gebreyes
Vice chair
Anne Eriksson
ILRI Board as the IPB-AFRC member
Appolinaire Djikeng
Director General
Fikru Regassa
Host-country member, Ethiopia
G. Cliff Lamb
Professor and Director of AgriLife Research in the Texas A&M University System, USA
Jessica Fanzo
Professor of Climate and the Director of the Food for Humanity Action Collaborative at Columbia University’s Climate School in New York City
Jonathan Mueke
Host-country member, Kenya
Li Lin Foo
Senior Director of Finance and Controller, SMART Modular, Malaysia
Maria Helena Semedo
Board member
Maryam Muhammad
Executive Director of National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) Vom
Patrick Caron
President Agropolis International
Shirley Tarawali
Board secretary, Assistant Director General Institutional Strategy and Advocacy