Andrea co-leads the Digital Innovation Initiative at CGIAR and works at CIMMYT, focusing on data-driven agronomy and digital innovation in agri-food systems. With over 15 years of experience across the Global South, has led digital transformation projects in food security, sustainable agriculture, and education. She holds an MSc in ICT for Development from the University of Manchester and is pursuing a PhD at Wageningen University, researching user experience on GenAI in agriculture. She also leads the ICTforAg Learning Network and won the INFORMS Award in 2020 with the work 'Integrated Analytics for Sustainable Agriculture in LATAM.