Ganoune Diop is the director for the five Seventh-day Adventist Church global study centers, established by the office of Advenist Mission with the intent of understanding and interacting with other world faiths. Raised in a multicultural, predominantly Muslim setting in Senegal, he became a professional flautist, an academic and a multilinguist. His extensive education includes a master's in philology, a doctorate in Old Testament studies and another in New Testament studies on the way. He also serves as a liaison between the centers and the church's administration, including the 13 world divisions and the church's Biblical Research Institute.