Tom Hagen is widely recognized as the driving force behind the inception of the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS). Motivated by a vision to modernize and streamline breeding data management across global agricultural research programs, he laid the foundation for what would eventually become a core digital solution within CGIAR. Under his leadership, breeders, data scientists, and software experts were brought together in order to design an integrated, user-focused platform that enables efficient data capture, analysis, and sharing. As a result, his strategic foresight and dedication to collaboration have left a lasting impact on how breeding programs operate, thereby fostering innovation and adoption across multiple research centers and national partners.

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“You could say I’m a hybrid scientific consultant – IT system architect” – Tom

Source: cimmyt.org