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The ISDC is a standing panel of eminent scientific experts appointed by the CGIAR System Council. It currently consists of a Chair, Vice Chair and five members.

Holger Meinke

ISDC Chair

Nompumelelo H. Obokoh 

ISDC VICE CHAIR

Andrew Ash

ISDC Member

Magali Garcia

ISDC Member

David R. Just

ISDC Member

Suneetha Kadiyala

ISDC Member

Erin Lentz

ISDC Member

Lesley Torrance

ISDC Member

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Senior Manager, Operations and Events, IAES & ISDC Secretariat

Ines Gonzalez de Suso

Secretariat Officer, ISDC

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