London, United Kingdom
Director of the Agricultural Learning and Impacts Network (ALINe)
Research
Education
University of London - Imperial Colleage at Wye 1989 — 1999
MSc, PhD and 2 x Post doctoral fellowships, Agriculture, Agricultural Botany, Biotechnology, Pathology
University of Reading 1985 — 1988
BSc, Agriculture, Tropical Agriculture, Agricultural Botany
St Anthonys Leweston School 1983 — 1985
St Josephs Convent 1977 — 1983
The Sandford English School 1976 — 1977
Experience
Firetail Limited January 2010 - Present
Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College July 2010 - July 2011
Yvonne Pinto September 2009 - July 2010
Global Forum for Agricultural Reserach (GFAR) at the UN FAO August 2009 - March 2010
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation March 2007 - September 2009
Gatsby Charitable Foundation 1999 - 2007
The Sainsbury Laboratory 1992 - 1996
International Rice Research Institute 1985 - 1985
Skills
Value Chain Analysis, Natural Resource..., Proposal Writing, NGOs, Grant Writing, Africa, Sustainable Agriculture, Nonprofits, International Relations, Public/private..., Capacity Development, Qualitative Research, Strategic Planning, Corporate Social..., Agriculture, Strategy, Capacity Building, Management Consulting, Budgets, International..., Technical Assistance, Non-profits, Humanitarian, Rural Development, Business Strategy, Budgeting, Program Evaluation, Program Management, Food Security, Economic Development, Community Development, Public Policy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Knowledge Management, Organizational..., Climate Change, Policy Analysis, Analysis, Grants, Research, Policy, Humanitarian Assistance, Private Sector, Civil Society, Human Rights, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship