Kerri Conway

Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Director, International Agriculture, CSU Spur | Colorado State University System and the NAAAN

Kerri is the Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Director of International Agriculture at the CSU Spur Campus. She is a two-time alumnus of CSU in political science and agronomy.

A thought leader in international agriculture development, Kerri has a passion for formulating new ways to capture learning, share knowledge, and build effective partnerships and successful programs. She has fostered and developed the North American Agricultural Advisory Network (NAAAN) hosted by the CSU System as a platform and collaboration in agricultural extension services across Canada, Mexico and the United States. A partner in the work of the NAAAN for Canada is the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food (NCIAF). Her team also leads the Colorado GROW Youth Institute, affiliated with the World Food Prize Foundation, focused on bringing Colorado high school students into the global food security discussion by offering their ideas and solutions.

Her clients and partners during her 30-year career include The World Bank, The U.S. Agency for International Development, The Aspen Institute, The Global Crop Trust, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and The International Food Policy Research Institute, and other Centers in the CGIAR.