Oumou Doumbouya

Oumou Doumbouya is a multilingual partnerships and resource mobilization professional with 14 years of experience building and managing strategic partnerships with governments, multilateral institutions, donors, foundations and civil society across Africa and Europe. Since March 2025, she has led Regional Partnerships for Africa at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (CGIAR) in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Before joining the Alliance, Oumou spent 11 years at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. She held roles in resource mobilization, donor relations, strategic outreach and knowledge management, and served as FAO's main contact with OECD donors. Before FAO, she was a Resource Mobilization and Donor Liaison Officer at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). She began her career in public relations and digital marketing in France, the UK and Italy. 

Oumou serves on the Board of My Agro, where she supports its partnership and resource mobilization strategy. She has also volunteered with migrant associations in Italy, which deepened her commitment to equity, social inclusion and community-based development. 

She is pursuing a Global MBA at Imperial College London and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Seton Hall University in the USA. She is fluent in French, English, Italian, Spanish and Mandingo, and has lived in eight countries across Africa, Europe and North America. 

In 2019, Oumou was named one of FAO's Top 100 Young Employees, which recognized her leadership, innovation and dedication to advancing global development. It marked her as one of the organization's emerging leaders, committed to FAO's mission of achieving food security for all.