Emma Quilligan is a Senior Manager for the Systems Council. She works on strategic initiatives and programs and supports the work of IFPRI’s governing board and its committees. From 2018 to 2020, Emma was IFPRI’s Proposal Coordinator, working closely with researchers and administrative staff to guide projects from concept creation to proposal submission and beyond. Emma previously worked for the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico and served as Head of Project Development for a small NGO in remote southeast Madagascar. Emma holds an master’s degree in International Development from Cornell University, where she was an Atkinson Center Sustainability Fellow, received the Hollingshead Award for agricultural study in Myanmar, and conducted research for The African Seed Access Index (TASAI). She also holds an master’s degree in Science Communication from Imperial College, London, and a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of Bristol, UK.