Dr. Mathew Abraham is the assistant director of TCI. He is responsible for coordinating research and offering strategic guidance and support for project implementation. Previously, Mathew joined TCI as a postdoctoral associate in August 2015, after completing his PhD from…

Jocelyn Boiteau is a postdoctoral associate at TCI. She is interested in food systems and how they shape food environments and food security. Jocelyn is continuing the research on food loss and waste she began as a TCI scholar. Her…

Dr. Leslie Verteramo Chiu is a research economist at TCI. His research area includes risk management for smallholder farmers, food-value chains, and agricultural finance, all under the context of developing countries. At TCI, he analyzes the effects of interventions on…

Brenda Daniels-Tibke is TCI’s administrator. She provides overall financial and human resources management for TCI. Brenda has been at Cornell for more than 30 years working in the Office of Sponsored Programs, in administration at the College of Veterinary Medicine,…

Mary-Catherine (M.C.) provides administrative support to the Tata-Cornell Institute. She first began working at Cornell University in 1982 and has held a number of positions in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and most…

Sage Grasso-Monroe is a master’s student in Global Development, concentrating in International Agriculture and Rural Development at Cornell University. She is a research support specialist at TCI, assisting with the institutional evaluation component of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab…

Soumya Gupta is a research economist at TCI. Her research interests lie at the intersections of food security, agriculture, and maternal and child nutrition. Soumya received her PhD from Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. She was…

Ali Ilahi is a research support specialist with TCI. He has an interest in addressing hunger and malnutrition in the developing world, with a predominant focus on South Asia. He received his Master of Public Administration from the Cornell Institute…

Manoj Kumar is an administrative assistant for TCI in India, providing overall office management, organizing travel logistics, preparing budgets, and tracking expenses. He earned his MBA in hotel management from Punjab Technical University.…

Terry provides administrative support to TCI. She first began working at Cornell University in 1988 and has held a number of positions in various departments and colleges since then. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music/business/marketing (music merchandising). She has…