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Mercy Lung’aho is a research scientist for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Uganda. A nutritionist and research scientist with expertise in nutrition-sensitive agricultural programming, her research includes a study documenting evidence that eating beans fortified with iron can reduce iron deficiency in women of reproductive age. Lung’aho advocat...
Samuel Myers is a senior research scientist at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Planetary Health Alliance, where he oversees efforts to support quantifying human health impacts of global environmental change and translating that into resource management decisions globally. At Harvard, h...
Doug Rauch is founder and president of Daily Table, a nonprofit retail store designed to bring affordable nutrition to the food insecure in US cities by recovering unsold, wholesome food from grocers, food service, growers, and manufacturers to provide ready-to-eat meals and basic groceries at prices that compete with nutritionally challenged food. Rauch was previously pre...
Phyllis Costanza is CEO of the UBS Optimus Foundation, dedicated to helping UBS clients fund impactful philanthropic programs that improve children’s lives globally. Appointed to her position in 2011, she has introduced innovative financing vehicles like the first Development Impact Bond. Previously, Costanza was a senior executive and board member of the Children’s Invest...
Jessica Jones is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator who counsels patients on nutrition therapy for wellness, disordered eating, GI issues, and chronic-disease management. As co-founder of the balanced-living platform, Food Heaven, she provides evidenced-based nutrition tips and tricks for living a nutritious life. Jones co-hosts the “Food Heaven” podcas...
Jennifer Ashton is chief medical correspondent for ABC News and ABC’s “Good Morning America.” A leading voice on women’s health, she is a nutritionist and double board-certified physician in ob-gyn and obesity medicine whose private medical practice is located in Englewood, NJ. Ashton has won two Emmy Awards for her national television work, as well as the prestigious Colu...
Kelly Brownell is dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, where he is also Robert L. Flowers Professor of Public Policy and a psychology and neuroscience professor. He previously chaired Yale’s Psychology Department and directed its Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. Brownell has advised the White House, members of Congress, governors, world h...
Ndidi Nwuneli is co-founder of AACE Food Processing & Distribution, an indigenous agro-processing company; managing partner of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition, which works across West Africa unlocking its agriculture and nutrition potential; and founder of LEAP Africa, a youth leadership nonprofit. She started her career with McKinsey & Company in Chicago. Author...
Michael Sneed is executive vice president of global corporate affairs and chief communication officer for Johnson & Johnson, as well as a member of the company’s executive committee. Prior to this appointment in 2012, he was a company group chairman for Johnson & Johnson’s Medical Devices Division. Sneed joined Johnson & Johnson in 1983 as a marketing assistant and held po...
Whitley Atkins is a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, conducting research in thermoregulation and hydration studies as they pertain to sport performance, sport safety, overall health benefits, and hydration education. Previously, she spent several years working in the tech field with wearable technology. Atkins received her master’s degree in Sport Science an...
Ann Cooper is a chef, educator, and advocate for better food for children. She is director of nutrition services for the Boulder Valley School District and founder of the Chef Ann Foundation, which she began in 2009 to focus on solutions to the school food crisis. Her decades-long career includes 15 years in school food programs and chef positions with Holland America Crui...
Ann Veneman is a former executive director of UNICEF (2005-2010) and US agriculture secretary (2001 to 2005). She was also secretary of California’s Department of Food and Agriculture, held various positions at USDA, and practiced law. Veneman’s current board service includes the Global Innovative Health Technology Fund, Clinton Health Access Initiative, and Just Capital,...
Elizabeth Lesser is an author and co-founder of the Omega Institute, a conference and retreat center in Rhinebeck, NY. Since 1977, Omega has been at the forefront of holistic education, offering workshops and trainings in integrative medicine, prevention, nutrition, and the mind/body connection; meditation and yoga; cross-cultural arts and creativity; ecumenical spirituali...
Ricardo Salinas is president of Grupo Salinas, a group of companies in finance, retail, telecommunications, and media. He founded Fundación Azteca, a nonprofit organization with a focus on health, nutrition, education, and the environment. Other Grupo Salinas initiatives seeking to build a better society are Kybernus, Fomento Cultural Grupo Salinas, Ciudad de las Ideas, an...
Stephen Jones is a wheat breeder and director of the Bread Lab at Washington State University, Mount Vernon. A professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, he teaches graduate courses in advanced classical genetics and the history and ethics of genetics. He and his graduate students breed wheat and other grains for non-commodity local uses to be grown on small fa...
Rodrigo Bazua Lobato is a HEAL fellow and community programs coordinator for Compañeros en Salud, the Mexican sister organization of Partners in Health, which works internationally to care for poor patients and help build and strengthen health systems. Bazua is trained as a primary care physician and is committed to social justice and service to marginalized populations. W...
Sam Kass is a food entrepreneur, founder of TROVE, and senior food analyst for NBC News. He was previously White House chef and senior policy advisor for nutrition, as well as executive director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign. During his six-year White House tenure, he was also food initiative coordinator and assistant chef, and he created the first ma...
Bester Mulauzi is director of program development and quality for Save the Children International. Managing a team of eleven senior staff, he’s a member of the South Sudan leadership team, charged with designing and leading child health and nutrition programs in a challenging environment. As a spokesperson, he has highlighted the need for increased donor investments in Sou...
Inge Kauer is executive director of the Access to Nutrition Foundation and a member of its board. Prior to joining ATNF, she was a partner at Boer & Croon, a Dutch-based management consulting firm, where she provided strategic management and communications counsel to diverse government agencies, global corporations, and nonprofit organizations. She also worked in senior ma...
Michel Nischan is a chef, founder and CEO of Wholesome Wave, and co-founder of the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs Action Network. A founding partner in the former Dressing Room restaurant, he helped secure $100 million in federal Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive grants to expand affordable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables. Nischan authored three cookbooks o...