Ann Tutwiler

Currently, Ms. Tutwiler chairs boards of the Water, Land and Ecosystem Research Program of the CGIAR, the Access to Seeds Foundation, and Bioversity USA. She is also a Senior Fellow with the Meridian Institute and a Senior Advisor with SystemIQ. Previously, she was Director General of Bioversity International, a $30M agricultural research for development organization with over 300 staff based in 16 countries. In that capacity, she was elected to serve on the System Management Board of the CGIAR. She was Deputy Director General, Knowledge for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, where she led FAO's work in agriculture, natural resource management, forestry and fisheries, as well as knowledge sharing, knowledge management, and capacity development. She was Coordinator, Global Food Security, Office of the Secretary at USDA where she led and coordinated USDA's participation in the President's Feed the Future initiative. She founded a think tank on agricultural trade policy; built the agricultural development portfolio for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and headed government relations for a global agribusiness company. She holds a Masters in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Bachelor of Arts from Davidson College. She holds certificates in agribusiness management from INSEAD and Purdue University.