Cindy Central Valley Immigration Collaborative. Cindy’s career has bridged the worlds of foreign policy, international development, civil society and academia. She specializes in creating regional and national
science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems to solve global development challenges. In her various positions, Cindy has brought together diverse partners across countries and disciplines to strengthen the human capital pipeline, foster global scientific collaborations and form innovative partnerships to tackle the toughest problems at the food-water-health nexus.  Her regional expertise spans the Middle East, North Africa, the Nile Basin, Latin America and the California Central Valley.  Cindy obtained a BS in Biology from UCDavis, an MSc in Chemistry from Oxford University and a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the California Institute of Technology.