Srivalli Krishnan is the Senior Program Officer-Agricultural Development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and leads Foundations’ agricultural programs and investments in Asia. She is the lead for Food Systems work in Asia, particularly around diversified and resilient food systems, livestock, and improving production, supply and demand of quality foods. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was the Development Assistance Specialist with the United States Agency for International development (USAID) India Office as the coordinator for agriculture and climate change programs in India, Africa and Asia region; and prior to that with the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry providing technical and policy advise to enhance Australia’s bilateral engagement with India in agriculture trade, economics and policy. Srivalli holds PhD in Crop breeding and genetics from TERI University and Post-doctoral from Cornell University; Masters in Life Sciences from the University of Delhi and advanced diplomas in intellectual property law from WIPO Academy, Geneva; and professional qualifications from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston.