Bio

Dr. Yvonne Pinto directs the Agricultural Learning and Impacts Network (ALINe) at Firetail which provides high quality technical services, research, advice, and facilitation for robust monitoring, evaluation and learning in the agricultural development sector. A key focus is building the capacities of multiple organizations and governments to measure their effectiveness properly. She was formerly Deputy Investigator at Agriculture for Impact at Imperial College. She has worked previously with UN FAO-GFAR to organize the first GCARD. She has spent 20 years supporting effective institutions and 15 years with the Bill and Melinda Gates and Gatsby Charitable Foundations making and supporting grants to a diverse set of agricultural, microfinance and microenterprise programmes (including roots, tubers and bananas). She sits on various Boards and Steering Committees, including the WorldFish Board. She is also an experienced mentor with extensive Management and Leadership experience.

Dr Pinto holds a PhD from the University of London’s Imperial College at Wye, UK.