Alyssa McDonald-Bärtl

Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl founded BLYSS GmbH in 2010, where she is working as Managing Director from 2010.
Ms. McDonald-Bärtl also currently works at The Worldfish Center, as Vice Chairman from 2021, Cgiar System Organization, as Director from 2020, Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft eV, as Director from 2015, TAKKT AG, as Member-Supervisory Board from 2022, International Food Policy Research Institute, as Trustee, International Rice Research Institute, as Trustee, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, as Trustee, West Africa Rice Development Association, as Trustee, International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center, as Trustee, The International Potato Centre, as Trustee, The International Water Management Institute, as Trustee, International Livestock Research Institute, as Trustee, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry, as Trustee, and Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT, as Trustee.
Ms. McDonald-Bärtl also formerly worked at European Sustainable Business Federation, as Director from 2016 to 2019, Deutsche Telekom AG, as Head-International Communications from 2007 to 2010, Energex Ltd., as Manager-Communication & Change from 2001 to 2003, T-Systems International GmbH, as Brand Manager-International from 2004 to 2007, Queensland University of Technology, as External Communications Officer from 1997 to 1999, and Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, as Media Relations Officer from 1999 to 2000.
Ms. McDonald-Bärtl received her graduate degree from The University of Sydney and undergraduate degree from Queensland University of Technology.