National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Hugo A. Campos
FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in Santiago, Chile on 12 October 1968. Educated at the Universidad Austral de Chile, 1985-1990, John Innes Centre, United Kingdom, 1995-1998, Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile), 2010-2011, and Stanford University, USA, 2021-2022; B.Sc. (Ag.) 1990; Ph.D. 1998: MBA 2011, Professional Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022.

Deputy Director General, Science & Innovation, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru, 2022 to date.

Scientist, 1990-2000, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Chile; Research Scientist, 2000-2007, Dupont-Pioner Hi-Bred International,USA; Research Lead 2007-2014, Monsanto LatinAmerica; Plant Breeding Head 2014-2016, Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, Brazil; Research Director 2016-2022, International Potato Center.

Awards/Honours: Best Graduated Award, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, 1990; JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Scholarship, 1993; John Innes Centre Fellowship, 1995; Leverhulme Travel Studentship, 1996; Conicyt (Chile) Award as Outstanding Scientist, 1999; member of the External Advisor Board, CGIAR Generation Programme, 2008-2011; Monsanto Above and Beyond Award, 2009; Monsanto Scholarship for Outstanding Scientists, 2010, Elected as Monsanto Fellow, 2012; Monsanto Above and Beyond Award, 2013; member of the Board of Directors, VerdiantBioSciences (Indonesia), 2014-2016; Editorial Committee member, Springer journal Tropical Plant Biology, 2017-2022; Member, United Kingdom’s Research & Innovation International Development Peer Review College, 2018 to date; Expert consultant, Plant Breeding & Genetics Division, Intl. Atomic Energy Agency, Austria, 2019 to date; Member of the UKRI-BBSRC Follow-on Funds Committee, UK, 2020 to date; Member of the UKRI-BBSRC Seeding Awards Committee, UK, 2020 to date; Member, External Advisory Board, Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development, UK, 2021 to date; Deputy Director - Breeding for the Future, CGIAR´s global plant breeding Science Program, 2024 to date; External advisor - CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research), 2024 – to date.

Fellow: The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chile

Research Areas: Crop Genetic Improvement, Abiotic stress, Innovation, Change Management

Address: Deputy Director General, International Potato Center (CIP), La Molina 1895, La Molina, Peru; [Tel: Off. +51 1 317 5307; Cell: +51 943274062; Email: h.campos@cgiar.org]