Our Experts

Lucy Billings is a Senior Project Manager in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, where she provides management and research support to research projects and programs on social protection, nutrition, and gender equity. Lucy joined IFPRI as a Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow and continued with IFPRI at the conclusion […]

Maggie Biruri is a Head, Resource Mobilization & Partnerships, HarvestPlus with the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit.

Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in Washington, DC. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in global health and nutrition, program evaluation, development economics, and quantitative methods. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and […]

Jeff Bloem is a Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit whose research interest is in applied microeconomics with applications in agriculture, conflict, and psychology. He holds a BS in economics from Calvin College, Michigan; an MS in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics from Michigan State University; and […]

Samuel Oloche Boniface is a Security Receptionist and Office Cleaner, based in Abuja, Nigeria. Prior to joining IFPRI, Samuel worked as Office Custodian and Janitor at Plan International Nigeria. He holds a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education.

Archismita Bose is a Research Analyst with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Antoine Bouët is a Non-resident Senior Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit at IFPRI, and is also the director of the Centre d’Etudes Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales (CEPII) in Paris. He first joined IFPRI as a Senior Research Fellow to conduct research on global trade modeling, trade policies, […]

Sedi is a Research Coordinator in the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Prior to 2023, she worked as a consultant for IFPRI for two years and supervised data collection, data analysis, and preparation of impact assessment reports under the International Fund for Agricultural Development–funded program on […]

Tamunotonye Braide is a Senior Research Officer with the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit.

Rebecca Brander is a Research Fellow with the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit.