ILRI’s Board of Trustees comprises up to twelve outstanding professionals who serve as the governing body of the institute primarily through undertaking governance and oversight roles ensuring ILRI functions to the highest standard.
Martyn Jeggo
Board Chair
Andrew Peters
Visiting Professor of Tropical Veterinary Medicine at Edinburgh University, UK. Director Arpexas Ltd. consulting UK
Appolinaire Djikeng
Director General and CGIAR Senior Director of Livestock-Based Systems
Fikru Regassa
Host-country member, Ethiopia
G. Cliff Lamb
Professor and Director of AgriLife Research in the Texas A&M University System, USA
Jessica Fanzo
Professor of Climate and the Director of the Food for Humanity Action Collaborative at Columbia University’s Climate School in New York City
Jonathan Mueke
Host-country member, Kenya
Li Lin Foo
Senior Director of Finance and Controller, SMART Modular, Malaysia
Maria Helena Semedo
Deputy Director-General for Natural Resources and Sustainable Production Stream , FAO
Patrick Caron
Vice President - International Affairs, University of Montpellier.
Shirley Tarawali
Board secretary, Assistant Director General Institutional Strategy and Advocacy
Wondwossen Abebe Gebreyes
Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor, Molecular Epidemiology, Executive Director and President, Global One Health initiative (GOHi), The Ohio State University, USA.
