Dennis Rangi is currently the Director General – Development at CABI. In his role,
he is responsible for blending strategic vision with practical implementation and
ensures growth across the organization’s global themes. He has over 30 years of
experience in development cooperation including implementation and
management of scientific research. He has fulfilled several assignments in
developing countries and has a strong understanding of their circumstances and
needs. He has been involved in a wide range of institutional change activities as
well as capacity building to address issues pertaining to sustainable development
with a strong interest in South-South cooperation. He holds a BSc in Biological
Sciences, MBA in Corporate Strategy and a PhD in Enterprise Development (PPPs
and the development of smallholder agricultural SMEs). He is an accredited
Executive Coach (AoEC) and is an alumnus of Strathmore (Nairobi) and IESE
(Barcelona) Business Schools. He was previously the Chairman of the Global
Invasives Species Programme based in South Africa and currently sits on the
global board of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) based in Costa Rica
and the Kenya Vaccine Initiative (BioVax Ltd) based in Kenya.