Shruthi Cyriac

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Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Shruthi Cyriac is a Senior Program Manager at the Micronutrient Forum, where she leads global initiatives to improve nutrition and health outcomes through stronger data and evidence-based insights. With over 14 years of experience in global health, nutrition, and international development, she has worked with leading organizations including GAIN, IFPRI, and various national institutions. Her work focuses on advancing research, policy, and implementation strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies, with a focus on large-scale food fortification. Shruthi holds a PhD from Emory University and a master’s from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, India.