Charlotte Lusty is head of programs and genebank platform coordinator at Crop Trust. She leads the Crop Trust in overseeing the technical and financial management of the CGIAR genebanks. Previously, Charlotte worked at Bioversity International in France; the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Center in the UK; and the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania. Charlotte has co-authored several publications. She is from the UK; and studied Biological Sciences and Zoology at the University of Edinburgh.