Mr. Ali Said Yesuf, a national of Ethiopia, is an Agricultural Economist (BSc) and Natural Resource Management professional (MSc) with over 20 years of experience managing large-scale programmes in agriculture, integrated rural development, food security and livelihoods, institutional capacity development, market systems, and policy.

He has held several senior roles within the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. He served as Programme Coordinator for one of the largest EU-funded programmes in the Asia Pacific region, Senior Agricultural Policy Officer leading FAO’s policy and governance workstream across 15 countries in the Southern African Subregion (SFS), and Chief Technical Advisor for multiple FAO flagship programmes in various countries.

His experience also spans national government and international development organizations. He has held key positions with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Cooperation, the European Commission, USAID, and CIDA, and served as Chief of Party for Chemonics International in Ethiopia.