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AGRA

Meet Our People

With a commitment to excellence and a diverse range of expertise, our leadership team, board of directors, management, and experts at AGRA are dedicated to driving innovation, creating value, and achieving results

Board

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn

Board Chair

Alice Ruhweza

President

Board

Rodger Voorhies

Chair, Audit & Risk Committee

Board

H.E. Lionel Zinsou

Board Member

Board

Ada Osakwe

Chairperson of the Program Committee

Board

Binta Touré Ndoye

Chairperson of the Finance & Human Resources Committee

Board

Ms. Delphine Traoré

Board Member

Board

Roy Steiner

Board Member

Board

Ambassador David J. Lane (Ret.)

Chair, Nominations & Governance Committee

Board

Martien van Nieuwkoop

Board Member

Board

Shenggen Fan

Baord member

Board

Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki

Baord member

Immediate Past President

Past President

Dr. Agnes Kalibata

Immediate Past President

Dr. Rufus Idris

Country Director-Nigeria AGRA

Country Director

Mr. Vianey Rweyendela

Country Director-Tanzania AGRA

Maziko Phiri

Country Director-Zambia AGRA

Yihenew Zewdie

Country Director-Ethiopia AGRA

Eluphy Banda Nyirenda, PhD

Country Director-Malawi AGRA

Mr Litos Jose Raimundo

Country Director-Mozambique AGRA

Dr Betty Simawua Annan

Country Director-Ghana AGRA

Prof. Bocar AHAMADOU

Country Director-Mali AGRA

Jean Paul Ndagijimana

Country Director-Rwanda AGRA

David Wozemba

Country Director-Uganda AGRA

Executive Committee Member

Folayinka Esan

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Committee Member

Andrew Cox

Director Strategy, Monitoring and Evaluation & Learning

Executive Committee Member

Hilary Tororey

Director, Internal Audit

Executive Committee Member

Prof. Hamadi Boga

Vice President Program Delivery

Executive Committee Member

Jonathan Said

Vice President Centre of Technical Expertise

Executive Committee Member

Mohamed Elmi

Chief Finance Officer

Executive Committee Member

Thule Lenneiye

Chief of Staff

Executive Committee Member

Amath Pathé Sene

Managing Director Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF)

Executive Committee Member

Decimar Ogutu

Chief People and Culture

Executive Committee Member

Aggie Asiimwe Konde

Director - Communications, Innovations, External Engagements and Advocacy

Executive Committee Member

Carl Manlan

Chief- Partnerships and Business Development

Executive Committee Member

Waeni Ngea

General Counsel and Corporation Secretary

Current President

Alice Ruhweza

President

Board

Vanessa Adams

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Chief of Party

Board

Dr. Apollos Nwafor

Vice President, Policy and State Capability

Board

Aggie Asiimwe Konde

Vice President, Program Innovation & Delivery

Board

Hedwig Siewertsen

Head, Inclusive Finance

Board

Jane Ininda

Head, Seed Research & Systems Development

Board

Dr. Sylvester Kisonzo

Head, ICT

Board

Boaz Keizire

Head, Policy & Advocacy

Board

Dr Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda (JJ)

Regional Head, East Africa

Board

Frank Muvunyi

Head, Procurement

Board

Jennifer Baarn

Head, Partnerships

Board

Daniel Njiwa

Head, Regional Food Trade

Board

Tadele Gelan

Deputy Chief of Party & Technical Coordinator

Board

Dickson Naftali

Head, Generation Africa

Board

Sabdiyo Dido

Head, Gender & Inclusiveness

Board

Tilahun Amede

Head, Resilience, Climate & Soil Fertility

Board

Ignatius Mutula

Head of Grants

Board

Lionel Kadja

Regional Head – West Africa