Darius Teter, executive director of Stanford Seed, brings over 20 years of experience in international development, economic growth, humanitarian program management, natural resource management, agriculture, and human rights. Teter leads Seed’s growth and expansion, building upon the success it has achieved since its inception in 2011.

Before joining Stanford Seed, Teter served as vice president of global programs at Oxfam America, where he oversaw the humanitarian emergency response team and regional development programs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, as well as research, learning, and evaluation. His experience spans the field of international development, from responding to humanitarian emergencies to financing public infrastructure megaprojects, and includes leadership positions with the Asian Development Bank and the Millennium Challenge Corp., an independent U.S. government foreign aid agency.

Teter holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Yale University and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. He has also completed advanced studies in resource economics at the University of British Columbia.