Executive Managing Director at CGIAR

Dr. Elouafi is the Executive Managing Director of CGIAR. She previously served as Chief Scientist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and as Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA).

She has also held several leadership roles within the Canadian government, including Senior Adviser to the Assistant Deputy Minister at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), National Manager of the Plant Research Section and Director of the Research Management and Partnerships Division at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Dr. Elouafi has served on numerous advisory groups, including the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) and HarvestPlus, and on the boards of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) and Canada’s Professional Development Institute. She was also a member of the Scientific Group for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.

Her contributions to science and policy have been recognized with several prestigious honors, including her selection to the 2025 TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people.