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Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Erick Boy

Erick Boy

Erick Boy is the Chief Nutritionist in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. As head of nutrition for the HarvestPlus Program since 2008, he has led research that has generated scientific evidence on biofortified staple crops as efficacious and effective interventions to help address iron, vitamin A, and zinc deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

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What we do

Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

Where we work

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.


Sushant Mukherjee

Director of Finance and Administration

Bio

Sushant Mukherjee is the Director of Finance and Administration. Before joining IFPRI, Sushant led the Financial Analysis and Planning team at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, where he oversaw the financial management of donor-funded projects. During his tenure there, he also published research on the economic impact of HIV service delivery and served as the head of the Foundation’s country office in Rwanda. Previously, he worked at the United Nations World Food Programme in Nepal and the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Sushant holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in International Relations from Yale University.