Adj. Prof. Dr. Hildegard Lingnau is the Executive Secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR/GFAiR), a network of networks with more than 1.000 institutional members from 13 constituencies, all actors interested in the transformation of the agri-food system.
She brings more than 33 years of experience in research, policy development and management positions in institutions and countries all over the world, including FAO, WFP and OECD. She spent most of her professional life working with stakeholders in countries of the Global South.
Hildegard Lingnau qualified at 5 different European Universities (qualification as Professor / Habilitation, PhD / Dr.rer.pol., post-graduate studies, Master’s degree / Diplom) and currently teaches at the EIIS in Rome (Italy).
She is a member of the System Council of CGIAR and the Boards of several other global and regional networks (such as TAP, EC DeSIRA and modernAKIS).