ILRI board of trustees
Lindsay Falvey, Chair Jing Zhu
Prof Lindsay Falvey joined Prof Jing Zhu is the Dean 
the ILRI Board in April of College of Economics 
2013. His experience and Management, Nanjing 
includes corporate Agricultural University 
governance, academic (NAU)—a leading 
leadership and international education and research 
research. His interests institute in China—where 
include changes in she lectures and undertakes 
organizational governance, research on agricultural 
the social and technological and rural development, 
sciences in livestock particularly food security 
including animal welfare and human-animal interactions policy. Prof Jing Zhu obtained her PhD in Agricultural 
as well as integration across disciplines and all aspects of Economics from NAU in 2000 and then joined International 
life. His career has also included: CEO of Coffey-MPW; Food Policy Research Institute as a post-doctoral research 
Chair of Agriculture and Dean of the (now) Faculty of fellow. Dr Zhu has published widely in leading academic 
Veterinary and Agricultural Science at the University of journals and was bestowed the prestigious Cheung Kong 
Melbourne; Director of Hassad Australia, and advisor Scholar award by the Ministry of Education in China. She is 
to governments throughout Asia. A recipient of the currently the chair of the Agricultural and Forestry Economics 
Centenary Medal of Australia, a Fellow of the Academy of and Management Disciplinary Appraisal Committee of the State 
Technological Sciences, and of Clare Hall at the University Council Academic Commission of China, and a member of 
of Cambridge, Falvey holds three doctorates; a Ph.D. from the Advisory Committee of Higher Education of the Ministry of 
the University of Queensland, a higher doctorate from the Education of China, the Expertise Advisory Committee of the 
University of Melbourne and an honorary doctorate from Ministry of Agriculture of China, and the Global Future Council 
Thaksin University. Lindsay’s 15 books and more than 150 on Food Security and Agriculture of the World Economic 
papers deal with livestock and socio-cultural subjects. He Forum. She joined the ILRI Board in November 2016.
joined the Board in April 2013. 
Gebregziabher 
Gebreyohannes
Siew Fing Wong
Gebregziabher was 
Wong is a director 
appointed State Minister 
of two Singapore 
for Livestock and Fishery in 
companies - Asia Venture 
2013. He has a profound 
Biotechnology Pte. Ltd. 
and Delafin Pte. Ltd. She experience in Ethiopia’s 
previously worked as livestock sector. He has 
Senior Financial Analysis BSc and MSc degrees 
Specialist at the Asian from Haramaya University. 
Development Bank where During his MSc studies, he 
she led investments to was a graduate fellow in 
improve energy efficiency animal production at ILRI. After gaining research experience 
in China and Mongolia. She brings expertise to the board in animal production, he completed a PhD in dairy animal 
in the development and management of multilateral breeding at Kasetsart University. He has more than 25 years 
development projects, financial analysis of the viability of research experience, and he served in the Oromia and 
business models, and information system conversion. She Tigray agricultural research institutes in different research 
has an MBA from the University of Western Australia and administrative positions. His most recent position was 
and is an Associate Chartered Accountant. She joined the Director General of the Tigray Agricultural Research Institute. 
Board in November 2013. He joined the Board representing the Government of 
Ethiopia in November 2015.
Elsa Murano Richard Golding
Elsa Murano has been the Golding is an independent 
director of the Norman management consultant 
E Borlaug Institute for providing governance and 
International Agriculture risk management advisory 
at Texas A&M University and facilitation services 
since 2012. She joined 
to multilateral and other 
Texas A&M in 1995 as 
international organizations. 
an associate professor 
in the Department of Until 2012, he worked 
Animal Science and as the for PwC Consulting 
associate director of the as a risk management 
Center for Food Safety consultant being admitted 
within the Institute for Food Science and Engineering. as a partner in 1994. From 2005–2012, he was lead 
She later served as director of the centre from 1997 to global partner for PwC’s relationships and work for the 
2001. During this time, Murano became a full professor UN System and The Global Fund to Fight HIV/Aids, 
and the holder of the Sadie Hatfield Professorship in Tuberculosis and Malaria. He is a Chartered Accountant, 
Agriculture. Between 2001 and 2004, she served as originally from the UK.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety for 
the US Department of Agriculture. Murano obtained 
her PhD in food science and technology at Virginia 
Polytechnic Institute and State University. Before joining Judith Lungu 
Norman E Borlaug Institute, she held a number of Since September 2012, 
leadership positions, including president of Texas A&M Lungu has been deputy 
University System and dean and vice-chancellor of the vice chancellor of 
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Murano joined Mulungushi University 
the ILRI Board in November 2016. in Zambia. Prior to 
this, between 1985 and 
2012, she held a number 
Chanda Nimbkar of other academic 
Since 1998, Nimbkar positions, including 
has been director of the head of the animal 
animal husbandry division science department and 
of Nimbkar Agricultural dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences at the 
Research Institute in India. University of Zambia. In addition to serving on the 
She previously worked for Categorizing Poor Resource Farmers and Rising Food 
seven years as a research Prices taskforces, she has published over 20 academic 
scientist. She has served as papers and books and worked as a consultant for 
board member in NGOs many international organizations. She has served 
and private companies, on many boards, including those of the Bank of 
including the Maharashtra Zambia, Livestock Development Trust, the Kasisi 
Goat and Sheep Research and Development Institute, Agricultural Training Centre, the advisory committee 
and as a member of the research advisory committee on science and technology of the Technical Centre 
of the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and 
and the Taskforce on Animal Biotechnology. She has the sector advisory group of the Ministry of Science 
received a number of awards and fellowships including and Technology and Vocational Training in Zambia. 
Government of India Award for ‘Science and Technology She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba. She 
Innovations for Rural Development–2007. She has a joined the Board in November 2015.
PhD from the University of New England. She joined the 
Board in November 2015.
Andrew Tuimur Jimmy Smith 
Prior to his Jimmy Smith (Canada) 
appointment as joined ILRI as Director 
Principal Secretary at General in October 
the State Department 2011.  Before joining 
of Livestock in the ILRI, he worked for the 
Kenyan Ministry of World Bank leading 
Agriculture Livestock the Bank’s Global 
and Fisheries in Livestock Portfolio. 
December 2015, Previously, he held 
Tuimur worked senior positions at the 
for the Agricultural Canadian International 
Development Corporation for nearly 30 years, rising Development Agency (2001–2006). Earlier in his career, 
to be Managing Director. His career has spanned he worked at ILRI and its predecessor, the International 
the government, private and academic sectors. In Livestock Centre for Africa (1991–2001). Smith has a 
addition to his roles at the Agricultural Development PhD in animal sciences from the University of Illinois. He 
Corporation, he was chairman of the National is an ex-officio member of the Board.
Standards Council (2000–2003). He has served on the 
Insurance Advisory Board of Directors (1999–2002) 
and on the board of the Agro-Chemical and Food Suzanne Petersen
Company Limited. He has an MSc from the University Petersen is a marketing, 
of Edinburgh, and a BVM from the University of Nairobi. brand, business and 
He joined the Board representing the Government of product manager for 
Kenya in February 2016. Land O’Lakes Purina 
Feed, leading the 
company’s marketing 
Rodney Cooke of feed for cattle, dairy 
Cooke is former cows and swine. Trained 
Director of the Policy in physiology and poultry 
and Technical Advisory feed research in the UK 
Division (2000–2012) at and Australia, she has 
the International Fund considerable experience in the feed sector, including 
for Agricultural Research market analysis and strategy development in a private 
(IFAD). Before this, he sector context. She brings a unique blend of private 
was Director of the sector, feeds research, business development and 
Technical Centre for marketing skills to ILRI’s Board. She joined the Board in 
Agriculture and Rural November 2012.
Development (CTA). 
He brings a wealth of experience in agriculture and 
rural development, including aspects such as institutional Martyn Jeggo 
appraisal, corporate planning and management Martyn Jeggo is an 
of change; project identification, implementation, adjunct professor at 
monitoring and evaluation; R&D management and Deakin University within 
technology transfer. He has worked in Latin America, the Geelong Centre 
Africa, India and Southeast Asia. He has a PhD in for Emerging Infectious 
biochemistry from the University of Bristol. He joined Diseases (GCEID). As the 
the Board in November 2012. inaugural GCEID director he 
oversaw the development 
of collaborative research 
partnerships between the 
Australian Animal Health Research Laboratory, the 
Medical Faculty and Deakin University and Barwon 
Health in the area of One Health approaches to 
emerging infectious diseases. Over the course of his University and obtained a doctorate in veterinarian 
30-year career, Jeggo has held a broad array of senior immunology from Surrey University in 1983.  Jeggo has 
positions, from a veterinary surgeon in private practice, authored and co-authored more than 130 scientific 
to more leadership roles at the  Pirbright Laboratories, publications and overseen research projects in over 
UK, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 150 countries during his time with the United Nations 
Nations (UN), the CSIRO Australian Animal Health (UN). He was awarded a UN medal for his support to 
Laboratory, the World Health Organization Influenza veterinary laboratories throughout the successful global 
Centre in Melbourne and most recently the Australian rinderpest eradication program. Martyn will participate in 
Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology his first meeting as member of the ILRI Board of Trustees 
in Sydney. He qualified as a veterinarian at London in October 2017.
Patron: Professor Peter C Doherty AC, FAA, FRS 
Animal scientist, Nobel Prize Laureate for Physiology or Medicine–1996
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