Bio

Hugo Campos is Research Director at the International Potato Center (CIP), and also CIP’s focal point for RTB. He has +25 years of international experience working in several Latin-American countries, US and UK. Most of his professional career has focused on molecular breeding – the intersection between plant breeding and biotechnology – with an explicit goal of delivering superior varieties and increase the efficacy and efficiency of plant breeding programs, and in developing commercially relevant drought tolerant varieties. He is experienced in diverse crop species such as sugarcane, maize, soybeans, canola and wheat. He is an advanced practitioner of topics such as innovation and entrepreneurship from a private standpoint. In addition to playing a direct role leading plant breeding efforts, Hugo has written one book, edited another, and is in the process of editing a third one. He is a Chilean national and holds a Ph.D. from the John Innes Centre, UK and an MBA from Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.