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Yvonne Pinto

Yvonne Pinto

Director General, IRRI
Yvonne Pinto is a globally respected Senior Executive and Adviser with 30 years of interdisciplinary experience across agriculture, innovation, sustainability, and ecosystem development. She has held leadership roles in nine countries, including Chair of the Board and Governance. As founder of Aline Impact and Director at Firetail, she has led strategic programmes, policy design, and commercialisation efforts, particularly in agri-tech and regenerative agriculture. Yvonne has worked with governments, global foundations, and research agencies, bringing deep expertise in impact investment, IP commercialisation, and innovation pipelines for smallholder farmers in LMICs.

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