Dr. Oscar Ortiz is the Deputy Director-General for Research and Development and has worked at theInternational Potato Center for more than two decades. An agronomist by training, Dr. Ortiz received his BA from the Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Peru, his MSc on Agricultural Extension and Crop Production from the Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, and his PhD from Reading, UK. He led the CIP’s Integrated Crop Management Research Division and the Integrated Crop and systems Research Global Program until 2013, when he was appointed Deputy Director of Research for Regional Science Programs. Dr. Ortiz has spent a decade leading and managing interdisciplinary teams involving both the biophysical and social sciences. He has extensive experience in participatory research and training related to integrated insect and disease control; integrated crop management; agronomy and seed management; impact assessment of research and extension activities; and the use of agricultural knowledge and information systems for research and development. He has published extensively in peer-reviewedjournals, book chapters and conference proceedings.