The Steering Board is the strategic decision-making body of the ARA. This body is made up of committed stakeholders who provide guidance and steer to the Secretariat.

Dr. Aditya V. Bahadur and Jenny Frankel-Reed are the co-chairs of ARA.

Dr. Aditya V. Bahadur

Co-chair

Sunita Chaudhary

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Bruce Currie-Alder

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

María del Pilar Bueno Rubial

National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET)

Jenny Frankel-Reed

Co-chair

Richard Matey

Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO)

Victoria Matusevich

Fundación Avina

David Mfitumukiza

Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Shehnaaz Moosa

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)

Judy Omumbo

Science for Africa Foundation (SFA)

Sheela Patel

Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)

Anand Patwardhan

University of Maryland

Rosalind West

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)