Tolulope Olofinbiyi (Tolu), a Nigeria national, joined IFPRI in March 2007 as a Senior Research Assistant in the Director General’s Office. She currently supports the Director General and Special Assistant to the Director General in research and outreach. Tolu received her BA degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in Nigeria, MAB degree in Agribusiness from Texas A&M University, and MALD degree in International Affairs from the Fletcher School, Tufts University. She has an extensive background working in the agribusiness sector in Nigeria. While at Texas A&M and Fletcher, she also worked with Development Alternatives Inc. in Bethesda., MD.