• As director of HarvestPlus, Dr. Howarth Bouis coordinates an interdisciplinary, global effort to breed and disseminate micronutrient-rich staple food crops to reduce hidden hunger among malnourished populations. Since 1993, he has sought to ...
  • Indira Yerramareddy is an information and knowledge specialist in IFPRI’s Communications Division. She has a master’s degree in food science and nutrition from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. Her work at IFPRI focuses mostly on ...
  • Jacqueline Du Bois joined IFPRI in 2010, and works with Dr. Maximo Torero and Dr. Ousmane Badiane on optimizing government expenditures and income distributions of Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Prior to joining IFPRI, Jacqueline served ...
  • Jawoo Koo joined IFPRI in July 2007 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Environment and Production Technology Division. He holds a B.A. in Agricultural Biology from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological ...
  • Jean-Francois Maystadt is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Development Strategy and Governance Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), where he joined as a postdoctoral fellow in September 2010. He is a ...
  • Jef Leroy is a Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division. At IFPRI, he studies the impact of two large scale integrated food and nutrition programs in Burundi and Guatemala on maternal and child nutrition and health. ...
  • Jenna Gordon joined IFPRI in November 2009 as a Senior Research Assistant. Immediately prior to joining IFPRI, she completed an dual M.S. degree in International Relations and International Communication at Boston University. She also holds a ...
  • John Hoddinott is a Deputy Director in the Poverty Health and Nutrition Division. Before joining IFPRI he held university appointments in Canada and the United Kingdom, including a University Lectureship in Economics and Fellowship at Lady ...
  • John McDermott joined IFPRI in 2011 to lead the new CGIAR research program on agriculture for nutrition and health. Previously he was Deputy Director General and Director of Research at ILRI in Nairobi (2003-11). John has lived and worked in ...
  • John Ulimwengu, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, joined IFPRI in March 2007 as a post-doctoral fellow. Prior joining IFPRI, John worked as a consultant with the University of Missouri on a Workforce Innovations Regional ...
  • José Falck-Zepeda joined IFPRI in 2004 as a Research Fellow. His work at IFPRI focuses on the economics and impact assessment of biotechnology, biosafety and emerging technologies. In addition, José focuses on agricultural R&D policy and ...
  • Jose Funes is originally from Honduras. Before joining HarvestPlus, he worked with the Development Strategy and Governance division at IFPRI as GIS research analyst. He received his undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from Zamorano ...
  • Josée Randriamamonjy joined the Development Strategy and Governance Division of IFPRI in 2006. Her research topics cover the driving forces affecting the global food system, their links to agricultural production, and related policy options to ...
  • Julie Collins is a Senior Research Assistant in IFPRI’s West and Central Africa Office, based in Washington, DC. She earned her MS in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. Previously she worked as a ...
  • Kamiljon Akramov is a Research Fellow at Development Strategy & Governance Division. He conducts research on governance and development policy issues using applied econometric analysis. His focus is on aid effectiveness, institutional change, ...
  • Kathleen Flaherty is a Senior Research Analyst with the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative. She had previously worked in the Development Strategy and Governance Division from 2006 to mid-2009 and the Environment and ...
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  • Katrina Kosec is a research fellow with the Development Strategy and Governance Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She is an applied microeconomist working at the intersection of development economics, political ...
  • Kelly researches how health status is both affected by and affects economic development in poor countries. Based in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, her work includes topics on maternal and child health, and sexual and reproductive health. She ...
  • Klaus von Grebmer, a citizen of Switzerland, is a Senior Research Fellow and Strategic Advisor in the Director General's Office. Prior to joining DGO, he was director of IFPRI's Communications Division. More about Klaus von Grebmer in IFPRI ...
  • Kwong Hii, a Malaysian citizen of Chinese origin, is an IT professional in computer services. He joined IFPRI in year 2000. Before taking his current position, Kwong received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with minor in ...