Pamela K. Anderson

For other people named Pamela Anderson, see Pamela Anderson (disambiguation).
Pamela K. Anderson
Board member of the Board for International Food and Agriculture Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
2016

Pamela K. Anderson was the Director General of the International Potato Center, or CIP (Centro Internacional de la Papa) 2004–2013. Anderson holds a D.Sc. in Populations Sciences/Vector Entomology from the Harvard University School of Public Health as well as two master's degrees in entomology and human ecology.[1]

She assumed the Directorship of CIP in 2004 from Dr. Hubert Zandstra, who had led the Center since 1991. She joined CIP in 2002, and has worked in Latin America on food supply issues for 25 years. She was previously the organization's deputy director of general research.[2]

She became a member of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) in 2016, appointed under then-President Barack Obama.

  1. ^ "Pamela Anderson". International Potato Center. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. ^ "Potatoheads Talking: Pamela K. Anderson: International Potato Center Director General". The Potato Museum Blog. 2004-03-31. Retrieved 2018-05-30.