Dr. Enock Warinda is the Executive Director of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). He has over 24 years of multi-disciplinary work experience in leadership, strategic management, technical agricultural research for development, impact evaluation, stakeholder engagements and public relations. Prior to his being appointed the Executive Director, Dr. Warinda served in ASARECA as the Interim Executive Director as well as the Deputy Executive Director and Head of Programs. He has spent over 18 years of his career in senior position as leader, manager and coordinator of assorted research for development programs. He is widely published in agricultural and evaluation disciplines and has contributed to knowledge through peer-review journals, conference proceedings, and special publications. He holds a PhD in agricultural economics, Master of Arts in monitoring and evaluation, Master of Philosophy in forestry economics and management, and BSc in forestry.