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Maria DiGiovanni is a Research Analyst in the Director General’s Office, based in Washington, DC, where she supports research for the development of presentations, reports, and online materials that document and communicate IFPRI’s mission, strategy, and impact. She completed a bachelor’s degree in International Agriculture and Rural Development at Cornell […]

Betina Dimaranan is a Senior Research Coordinator in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. She is currently the Project Manager for the African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium and helps coordinate the Food Security Portal (FSP). She is a member of the Globalization and Markets team and has […]

Aminata Diop is a Senior Finance Specialist with the Finance and Administration Unit.

Loty Diop is a Senior Research Analyst in the Nutrition, Health, and Diets Unit, based in Dakar, Senegal, where she works on projects that tackle food security and acute malnutrition. These projects involve assessing the nutritional status and micronutrient adequacy of the diets of vulnerable populations, as well as conducting […]

Insa Diop is a Research Analyst in IFPRI’s Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit, based in Dakar, where he assists senior researchers in developing and maintaining AGRODEP’s library of technical resources (models and databases). Prior to joining IFPRI, Insa worked at The Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research (ISRA) in the Macro-economics […]

Alimatou Diop is the Human Resources and Administrative Officer at the IFPRI Dakar office. She has more than 10 years of administrative and human resources experience working at IFPRI, including administrative tasks such as organizing meetings, seminars, and workshops, events planning, large external events, and hotel and travel arrangements, as […]

Nelly Djuazon is a Research Analyst in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in Dakar, Senegal. Alongside her teammates, she works on projects that tackle food security and accessible and healthy diets. Before joining IFPRI, Nelly worked at the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA), where she contributed to […]

Sofia Dominguez is a Research Analyst with the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit.

Paul A. Dorosh is a Research Fellow Emeritus in the Director General’s Office. He was previously the Division Director of IFPRI’s Development Strategy and Governance Unit from April 2011 until October 2024. Before that, his previous positions include IFPRI Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader of the Ethiopia Strategy Support […]

Monica Dourado is the Human Resources Director at IFPRI. She has over 15 years of international human resources experience in the nonprofit environment. She has significant experience in talent acquisition, field office HR operations, employee relations, onboarding, performance management, hosting agreements, labor law compliance, and HR management. She has also […]