Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg: Managing Director, Africa, and Trustee, Bioversity International UK/USA

Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is a distinguished leader in the fields of food systems and social inclusion, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to her current role as Managing Director for Africa at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and as Trustee in the Board of Bioversity UK/USA.

Dr. Kamau-Rutenberg joined the Alliance from the Ford Foundation where she was a Senior Fellow.  She has also served as the Founder & inaugural Executive Director of Black Women in Executive Leadership (B-WEL), as an Executive-In-Residence at Schmidt Futures, and as the inaugural Executive Director of the Rise program, a joint initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust.