Dr. Michael Quinn is Lead of the CGIAR Accelerated Breeding Initiative and Director of the CGIAR
Excellence in Breeding Platform. Michael has over 15 years of breeding, management, and leadership
experience in both the private and public sectors, working with both hybrid and fixed line crops. He has
extensive experience in the commercial development of germplasm through breeding and R&D
management. Prior to CGIAR, Michael was Principal Wheat Breeder and R&D Manager for Eastern
Australia at InterGrain.