Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Basel, Switzerland

An expert in international agriculture and sustainability issues, Marco Ferroni joined the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture as its Executive Director in 2008 after a career in multilateral institutions and government. Before joining the Syngenta Foundation, Marco Ferroni worked at the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank in Washington DC. As deputy manager of the Sustainable Development Department of the IDB, he was responsible for regional sector policy and technical support to the Bank’s country departments. As the IDB’s principal evaluation officer he assessed the relevance, performance and results of Bank strategies and investments. As a senior advisor at the World Bank he advised on donor relations and directed work on international public goods and their role in development, foreign aid and international affairs. Earlier in his career, he was an economist and division chief for development cooperation and international trade in the government of Switzerland.