Amit Roy
President and Chief Executive Officer
IFDC - An International Center for Soil Fertility
And Agricultural Development

Amit Roy has been President and Chief Executive Officer of IFDC since 1992.  IFDC's goal is to increase agricultural productivity through the development and transfer of sustainable, effective and environmentally-sound plant nutrient technology and agribusiness expertise to developing countries.

Dr. Roy joined IFDC in 1978 as a Chemical Engineer.  In 1990 he was named Division Director, then Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.  Under Dr. Roy's leadership, IFDC expanded its mission to address not only food security but also trade, equity and environmental issues.  He expanded IFDC's operational mandate from fertilizer to total agribusiness systems in the context of economic development.  Dr. Roy's wide-ranging projects include research and development of new or modified fertilizer materials and processes applicable to indigenous fertilizer raw materials, especially phosphate rock.  He helped create fertilizer industries in many developing countries and provided technical assistance in fertilizer technology, processes, and production-related environmental problems.

In June 2006, Dr. Roy played a key role in organizing and implementing the Africa Fertilizer Summit, held in Abuja, Nigeria, under the Chairmanship of President Obasanjo of Nigeria.  The Summit was conveyed by the African Union's New Partnership of Africa's Development (NEPAD).

Dr. Roy's work has taken him to over 120 countries.  He has published extensively, and delivered invited papers and keynote addresses in several international events and meetings.  He has also given expert testimony before the U.S. Congress Subcommittee on Hunger, has been featured and interviewed in numerous international publications, and has appeared on television programs in several developed and developing countries, including CNN.

Dr. Roy has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and his Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.