Michael von During is the Technical Specialist for the Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP) at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, Italy. Prior to joining IFAD, Michael developed a career at the intersection of impact investing and agriculture. He began in the field of microfinance investment with Symbiotics, where he managed the portfolio for Central America. He then joined AlphaMundi to launch their operations in financing sustainable agriculture around the world. This was followed by a stint at Cargill to work on the design of credit assessment solutions for the company’s global commodities trading operations, before returning to social investment to work on structuring blended finance solutions for Water.org and IFAD.