Bob Rabatsky
Bob has three decades of global experience in food security and agribusiness development. He is currently Director of the Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation program, leading a core team and multiple partners in the commercialization of agricultural technologies for smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He speaks fluent French, holds a B.S. in […]
David Ellis
David is Chief Executive Officer of EthioChicken, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Flow Equity, and Director of Uzima Chicken, Flow Equity’s business in Rwanda. Flow Equity is a U.S.-based venture development company focused on the traditional rural poultry sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. EthioChicken is the leading poultry company in Ethiopia, employing over 800 people and […]
Taryn Barclay
Taryn Barclay has over 20 years of corporate experience and has been with Cargill since 2007. Taryn works to advance Cargill’s food security, nutrition and sustainability strategies and partners with Cargill businesses on stakeholder engagement, NGO partnership development, issues management, communications and employee engagement. Prior to Cargill, Taryn was appointed IPC Media’s (formerly part of […]
Adolfo Pacheco
Adolfo has more than 20 years’ experience managing and developing programs on agricultural extension, value chains, food security, sustainable management of natural resources, climate change, rural finance, and marketing of products to national and international markets. He has extensive experience working in Mexico, Canada, Cuba, the United States, Costa Rica, and Honduras. Adolfo has knowledge […]
Maggie Morse
Maggie Morse is Associate Director of the Darden School Institute for Business in Society (IBiS), which aims to be a leading global catalyst and convener of thought, information, and action at the interface of business and society, and to promote the development of leaders who positively impact society through their roles in business. Maggie’s work […]
Patricia Nicklin
Patricia Bland Nicklin is Executive Vice President at Reingold, a strategic communications firm dedicated to helping companies, nonprofits, and government agencies achieve social impact. Ms. Nicklin leads Reingold’s work with corporate partners to solve serious social problems through creative collaboration. She brings a wealth of experience in shared-value partnerships, cause marketing and branding, corporate social […]
Paloma Adams-Allen
Paloma Adams-Allen joined the Inter-American Foundation in April 2017 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the IAF, Adams-Allen led global private sector partnership initiatives for the international NGO, Winrock International. Before that, she served as deputy assistant administrator for the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) […]
Edward Martin
Ed Martin has held key positions in top Fortune 500 organizations, including The Kellogg Company, Coca-Cola, Citigroup, Ford Motor Company, and The Hershey Company. He has served as Executive in Residence at Georgetown University, and was an Advisor to the Millennium Project and to the Ambassador of Uganda to the U.S. Mr. Martin has held […]
Guy Hilton
Gus Schmedlen
Michael “Gus” Schmedlen is Vice President for Worldwide Education at HP, where he directs HP’s education strategy, solution development, marketing and channels. Gus serves as an advisor to many education policy organizations, including the Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education, the World Economic Forum New Vision for Education Initiative and the Global Business Coalition for […]
Kelly Joscelyne
Kelly is a Senior Human Resources professional with international experience working in Australia, United Kingdom and now based in the US. Kelly has more than 20 years Human Resource Management experience working in Global Consulting firms, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance. This includes HR Partners, Arthur Andersen, HSBC, and PwC.Over her career Kelly has […]