Senior Principal Scientist & Regional Director Asia
Hung Nguyen-Viet has been Regional Director of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for Asia since August 2025, and Senior Principal Scientist at ILRI. He leads the One Health programme under the CGIAR Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF) Science Program. His research focuses on the intersections between agriculture and health, with a particular emphasis on food safety, infectious and zoonotic diseases, and risk assessment in informal and traditional markets. A strong advocate for operationalising the One Health approach, he was notably part of the WHO team that investigated the origins of COVID-19 in China. He serves as the PREZODE focal point for ILRI/CGIAR.