Kumar Tumuluru

Kumar Tumuluru is an experienced corporate services executive with over 2 decades of experience with the private sector and international research organizations. He holds a bachelor’s in technology and a master’s in business administration.

Kumar worked with Ernst and Young and Nagarjuna Fertilizers in India, early on in his career. For the last 2 decades he has worked in various capacities in CGIAR Centers – starting with ILRI in Nairobi and IFPRI in Addis Ababa. He joined CIFOR in 2008 as the Director, Finance and Administration and at the point of the merger he was the Deputy Director General -Operations.

Kumar now leads the Corporate Services function managing the finance, human resources, program management, legal, information systems & technology and administration functions for both CIFOR and ICRAF.