Santiago Alba-Corral

As vice-president of Programs and Partnerships, Santiago Alba-Corral provides leadership, vision and strategic direction for IDRC’s research programming and partnerships. He oversees the development and implementation of program strategies and priorities in a manner that encourages sound stewardship of public funds and resources and contributes to the effective achievement of IDRC’s Strategy 2030.

Prior to his role as vice-president, Alba-Corral was the director of IDRC’s Climate-Resilient Food Systems program, overseeing research to build equitable, inclusive, healthy and sustainable food systems in the Global South. Previously, he was the senior director of international development at CARE Canada and served as the technical and research director at Action contre la Faim in Montreal.

He holds an Executive Diploma in Strategy and Innovation from the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, a master's degree in international agriculture and rural development from Cornell University in the United States and a bachelor of science degree in agriculture engineering from the University of La Rioja in Spain.