People Category: 2002 Borlaug Dialogue

  • Ruth Meinzen-Dick

    Senior Research FellowInternational Food Policy Research Institute Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. She learned the importance of water first-hand as a child, growing up in a semi-arid area of south India. A Development Sociologist with 20 years experience in research on water resources and natural…

  • L.D. McMullen

    CEO and General ManagerDes Moines Water Works Dr. L.D. McMullen is the CEO and General Manager of the Des Moines Water Works. He is concerned about providing clean drinking water to urban residents in the Midwest and the many issues involved with maintaining urban water systems. Dr. McMullen is active in many organizations, including the…

  • Richard King

    Former President (2001-2002)Rotary International Richard D. King is a senior partner in the California law firm King, King, & King. He has been a Rotarian since 1968, and served as President of Rotary International from 2001-2002. Mr. King has been awarded numerous honors for his work as a Rotarian, including the Distinguished Service Award for…

  • Jad Isaac

    Chairman, Board of DirectorsSyngenta AG Dr. Jad Isaac is the Director General of the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem in the West Bank. Dr. Isaac directs the Palestinian Institute’s research on agriculture, environment, and water. He also heads the Palestinian delegation for environmental working groups in many multilateral talks and is an advisor to the Palestinian negotiating…

  • Heinz Imhof

    Chairman, Board of DirectorsSyngenta AG Heinz Imhof has been Chairman of the Board of Directors for Syngenta AG since its creation in 2000. Before joining Syngenta, Mr. Imhof was a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis and Head of the Agribusiness Division responsible for Crop Protection, Seeds and Animal Health. He was also Chairman…

  • Jim Gulliford

    AdministratorEnvironmental Protection Agency, Region 7 Jim Gulliford is the Director of the Division of Soil Conservation for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Before working with the Iowa Department of Soil Conservation, Mr. Gulliford was the Assistant Director for Operations, Coal Extraction, and Utilization Research Center at Southern Illinois University. Mr. Gulliford received…

  • Peter Gleick

    ChairNational Water Research Center Dr. Peter H. Gleick is co-founder and President of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. He is an internationally recognized expert on global freshwater resources, including the hydrologic impacts of climate change, sustainable water use, privatization and globalization, and international conflicts over water resources. Dr. Gleick received…

  • Malin Falkenmark

    ChairNational Water Research Center Professor Malin Falkenmark is the Senior Scientist at the Stockholm International Water Institute and Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the Stockholm Water Symposium. She is one of a small group of analysts studying large-scale global and regional water problems whose work with broad perspectives has been instrumental in raising…

  • Mona El-Kady

    ChairNational Water Research Center Dr. Mona Moustafa El-Kady is President of the National Water Research Center in Cairo, Egypt. She is also Director of the Water Resources Strategic Program and Director of the National Water Availability Management Project (NAWQAM). While working with the National Water Research Center, she has directed several USAID projects, the Survey…

  • The Honorable Jacques Diouf

    Director GeneralU.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Jacques Diouf is Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. He began a six year term in 1994 and was elected for another term in 2000. Before leading the FAO, Dr. Diouf was an Ambassador for the Senegalese Permanent Mission, the Secretary General…