Hilary Wild has extensive international experience in finance, organizational management, governance, and risk management. She has been involved with CGIAR as a board member of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), where she chaired their Finance and Audit Committees. She is currently a member of the CGIAR System Board, the Audit, Finance, and Risk Committee, and the HarvestPlus Programme Advisory Committee and Audit Committee.
Hilary is also a Trustee and Audit Committee Chair of WaterAid UK, Chair of the Church Commissioners Audit and Risk Committee, and a member of the Oversight Advisory Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization. She serves on the Advanced Agriculture and Food Advisory Panel of CSIR in South Africa and is Treasurer for Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Her previous roles include Chief Financial Officer of the World Health Organization (WHO), overseeing the financial management of its operations in 140 countries. She has held roles in investment banking and asset management with the Kleinwort Benson Group and was Chief of Finance for UNICEF in New York. She has chaired oversight committees for the United Nations Development Programme, International Labour Organization, and UNESCO.
Hilary is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.