Gebisa Ejeta is Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics and International Agriculture, Executive Director of the Center for Global Food Security, and Presidential Fellow for Food Security and Sustainable Global Development at Purdue University. His career has been devoted to education, research, and international development, with contributions in human and institutional capacity building, in technology development and transfer, as well as in policy advocacy for science, technology, and innovations that change livelihoods. He has been highly honored for his significant contributions in science and development, including being awarded the World Food Prize in 2009 and the US National Medal of Science from President Biden in 2023.
