Our Experts

Mateusz J. Filipski is a Non-Resident Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia. He was formerly a Research Fellow at IFPRI’s Washington, DC, office. His research is focused primarily on development economics […]

Jenna Fogle is a Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Senior Program Manager in the Director General’s Office. She manages and supports activities under the leadership of IFPRI’s Director of Business Development and External Relations, including the coordination of partnerships, fundraising efforts, and IFPRI projects and events that address […]

Jen Foley is a Senior Program Manager and lead of knowledge translation for HarvestPlus within IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, working to improve nutrition and public health through biofortification and by providing global leadership on agricultural-nutrition evidence and technology. She leads multi-country, multi-year projects in Africa and Asia that […]

Gabriela (Gabi) Fretes is an Associate Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on the intersection of child obesity prevention, food policy, and consumer behavior. Her work spans a range of topics and methods including nutrition and dietary assessment, characterizing food environments, and identifying innovations […]

Sherwin is a Scientist in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Pretoria, South Africa. He works as part of the Global Futures and Strategic Foresight team, where he participates in the Micronutrient Action Policy Support (MAPS) project; the development and application of new features of IFPRI’s IMPACT model; and work on […]

Pushkar Gaur is a Research Analyst in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, based in New Delhi. He currently works on the Picture Based Crop Insurance project. Prior to joining IFPRI, he worked at Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) on crop area and yield forecasting and was involved in […]

Aditi Gautam is a Research Analyst in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. She joined IFPRI in 2021. She has also worked as a Research Associate for JPAL, EPIC, and NYU Africa House. She is experienced in experimental research in the fields of education, energy, and agriculture. She has a master’s […]

Madhur Gautam is a Senior Research Fellow with the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit.

Haleluya Tesfaye is a Research Officer with the Ethiopian Strategic Support Program (ESSP) of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Adis Ababa. Her work largely focuses on evaluations of Ethiopia’s rural productive safety net program (PSNP), the country’s largest social protection program, including PSNP nutrition-sensitive evaluations. Haleluya also […]

Aulo Gelli is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. His main interests and experience are in the intersection of food policy and nutrition, with a particular focus on evaluating the impact of child health and nutrition interventions. Prior to working at IFPRI, Aulo worked as […]