David Bergvinson

Dr. David Bergvinson has worked in multiple roles within agriculture development for over 30 years. David’s diverse experience in crop improvement, agronomy, pest and disease management, agrometeorology, research management and policy formulation are now being leveraged to support organizations and countries be sustainable by design against the backdrop of climate change. As Director General of an International Research Center (ICRISAT) he developed the skills and network to ensure demand-driven innovation and strategic partnerships came together to translate science into prosperity for rural families at a national scale, especially for rainfed farming systems in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

David led the digital agriculture portfolio at aWhere and initiated Digital Agriculture at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2012. As Director General of ICRISAT, David strengthened public private partnerships to accelerate development and delivery of digital services to farmers in Asia and Africa. aWhere operationalized weather-based agronomic services with national partners for approximately one million smallholder farmers in Africa and empowered national meteorology services to understand weather trends to inform national resilience plans. David is now working with a range of organizations to map out resilience to climate change with a focus on food systems.