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
H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn
Board Chair
Dr. Agnes Kalibata
President
Frank N.J. Braeken
Chair, Finance & Human Resources Committee
H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Board Member
Rodger Voorhies
Chair, Audit & Risk Committee
H.E. Lionel Zinsou
Ada Osakwe
Binta Touré Ndoye
Ms. Delphine Traoré
Roy Steiner
Ambassador David J. Lane (Ret.)
Chair, Nominations & Governance Committee
Martien van Nieuwkoop
Vanessa Adams
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Chief of Party
Folayinka Esan
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Cox
Chief, Staff & Strategy
Dr. Apollos Nwafor
Vice President, Policy and State Capability
Aggie Asiimwe Konde
Vice President, Program Innovation & Delivery
Fahreen Chudasama
Head, Development Cooperation
Dr. George Bigirwa
Deputy Vice President for PID - Technical
Hedwig Siewertsen
Head, Inclusive Finance
Jane Ininda
Head, Seed Research & Systems Development
Dr. Sylvester Kisonzo
Head, ICT
Boaz Keizire
Head, Policy & Advocacy
Hilary Tororey
Head, Internal Audit
Annette Kahama
General Counsel & Corporation Secretary
Dr Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda (JJ)
Regional Head, East Africa
Frank Muvunyi
Head, Procurement
Jennifer Baarn
Head, Partnerships
Yamfwa Chinyanta
Director, Human Resources & Administration
Daniel Njiwa
Head, Regional Food Trade
Tadele Gelan
Deputy Chief of Party & Technical Coordinator
Dickson Naftali
Head, Generation Africa
Sabdiyo Dido
Head, Gender & Inclusiveness
Tilahun Amede
Head, Resilience, Climate & Soil Fertility
Ignatius Mutula
Head of Grants
Lionel Kadja
Regional Head – West Africa