Enrica Porcari

CGIAR Integrated Partnership Board, Member

With over 30 years of leadership and management experience in technology, knowledge management, and communication within the development sector, Enrica has provided strategic guidance to several international organizations. A proven innovator and creative thinker, she currently serves as the Head of the Information Technology Department at CERN, one of the world’s foremost centers for scientific research and innovation, home to the largest particle physics laboratory on the planet.

Previously, Enrica was Chief Information Officer and Director of the Technology Division at the World Food Programme (WFP), where she oversaw the organization’s digital technology strategy and systems across its global operations. Concurrently, she chaired the UN Emergency Telecommunications Cluster.

Enrica also spent 15 years at the CGIAR Consortium, holding various leadership roles including Director of Shared Services, Acting Director of Communications, and Chief Information Officer.

A Fellow at Stanford University’s Reuters Digital Vision Fellowship Programme, Enrica holds two Master’s degrees in Social Sciences and Finance.