Mduduzi Mbuya

Director, Knowledge Leadership


Mduduzi Mbuya is Director, Knowledge Leadership, where he is responsible for research and evaluation at GAIN. 

He works with colleagues to generate and use evidence to guide improved program design and implementation and to fill critical gaps in the global evidence. 

Dr Mbuya has worked for over two decades on nutrition sensitive programs and policy in LMIC. 

He holds a BSc in Nutrition from the University of Zimbabwe, a PhD in International Nutrition from Cornell and is currently a Courtesy Assistant Professor at Cornell’s Division of Nutritional Sciences and Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins’ School of Public Health. 

He also serves on the board of the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe and the Advisory Council of the Micronutrient