Profile
Sarah Hearne
Chief Science and Innovation Officer at CIMMYT
Passionate about the role of agricultural R4D in sustainable development, hunger and poverty alleviation and climate change adaptation.
Leveraging over two decades of experience in agricultural R4D, working in public and private sectors across East and Southern Africa, West Africa, Latin America and Europe: I place emphasis on data driven, customer and outcome oriented targeting and prioritisation of R4D, improving transdisciplinary innovation development, enhancing equitable partnerships and capability development, and driving improvement in the translation of scientific and development potential to impact.
