Behind HPS’s global mission is a Board shaped by decades of leadership in public health, international policy, and agricultural science. They are the strategic stewards guiding our path, connecting institutional vision with global food security. Meet the leaders helping us shape a healthier, more resilient future.
Board of Directors
Peter McPherson
Chair of the Board, HarvestPlus Solutions; President Emeritus, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU); President Emeritus, Michigan State University; Former USAID Administrator. Former Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of Treasury.
Rudy Rabbinge
Co-Chair of the Board, HarvestPlus Solutions; Professor Emeritus of Sustainable Development and Food Security, Wageningen University; Former Member of the Senate of the Netherlands. Chair of CGIAR System Science Council; Chair of Board of Trustees for ISNAR, IRRI, IITA (CGIAR Centers).
Amit Roy
Vice Chair of the Board, HarvestPlus Solutions; Former President and CEO, International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC); Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA).
Howarth Bouis
Founding Director, HarvestPlus; Emeritus Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); 2016 World Food Prize Laureate; Former Chair, the Board of Trustees of the Micronutrient Forum; Senior Fellow, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA); Guest Scientist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) where he Chairs the Healthier Rice Advisory Committee.
Esi Foriwa Amoaful
Public Health Consultant; Nutrition Advocate; Former Director of Nutrition, Ghana Health Service (GHS)
Andrew Natsios
Executive Professor, Bush School of Government & Public Service, Texas A&M University; Former Administrator, USAID.
Joe Tohme
Emeritus Scientist, Former Director of the Crops for Nutrition and Health research area, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
Marina Diboma
Global Senior Advisor Strategic Communication and Partnerships; Country Representative, Côte d’Ivoire (IFDC); Former Program Director, 2SCALE Program (IFDC); Former Deputy Managing Director, NABC; Vice Chairwoman, African Studies Centre Leiden Foundation.
Hans Hoogeveen
Former Independent Chairperson of the Council, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations; Professor of Practice in Natural Resource Policy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.