
Who We Are
Each FES team member brings unique perspective, experience, and talent to co-designing and implementing solutions to hunger and malnutrition that are impactful and commercially sustainable.
About FES
Food Enterprise Solutions is on a mission to energize the global food system to better balance global needs and profit. We leverage the powers of business, entrepreneurship, and innovation as key drivers in the global fight against hunger and malnutrition. We work in partnership with businesses and organizations to provide safe, nutritious, and affordable foods through supply chains that are commercially viable and environmentally sustainable. We offer expertise in partnership development, market analysis, project design & management, training, and specialized technical assistance to strengthen capacities of - and linkages among - key actors within food systems. Our team of experts has extensive experience working with food enterprises of all sizes – from village market vendors to major global corporations – across multiple countries and commodities.
Meet the Team
Russ Webster
President and CEO
Shola Ajibola
Senior Finance Officer
Mariama Samb Dieng
BD4FS Senegal
Program Director
Gezahegn Hailu
BD4FS Ethiopia Finance and Administrative Officer
Marie Félicité Ndong
BD4FS Senegal Finance and Administrative Officer
Babacar Sene
BD4FS Senegal Senior Food Safety Specialist
Caroline Redick
International Programs Associate
Nirbek Shrestha
BD4FS Nepal Food Safety Specialist
Roberta Lauretti-Bernhard
Director of Programs
Samira Bari
International Programs Coordinator
Aschalew Wondie
BD4FS Ethiopia Program Director
Rajani Maharjan
BD4FS Nepal Finance and Administrative Officer
Phaindra Pandey
BD4FS Nepal Program Director
Assane Sow
BD4FS Senegal MEL Specialist
Makhtar Thiam
BD4FS Senegal Senior Technical Advisor
Dr. Thoric Nils Cederstrom
Director of Research
and Learning
Misha Voronenko
Technical Manager for Private Sector Engagement
Sarah Durso
Senior Manager of Operations
Abasin Nawan
Monitoring and
Evaluation Manager
Kripa Pokharel
BD4FS Nepal MEL Specialist
Bhumika Kalakheti
BD4FS Nepal Admin Assistant
Mohamed Dia
BD4FS Senegal Food Safety Master Trainer
Abraham Selamu
BD4FS Ethiopia MEL Specialist
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