The People Making It Happen.

Tomas Alfred Røen

Chief Executive Officer

Tomas Alfred Røen is Chief Executive Officer. He works alongside and reports to the Executive Chair, Gunhild Stordalen, providing strategic direction to EAT’s work. Tomas oversees the day-to-day operations of EAT and is responsible for organizational governance, strategy, and fundraising.  Tomas has a background in the education sector. Prior to joining EAT in August 2023 […]

Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen

Co-founder & Executive Chair

Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen is the co-founder and executive chair of EAT. Recognized as a leading voice in her field, she has played a pivotal role in bringing together diverse stakeholders to address these interconnected global challenges. In 2011, Gunhild co-founded the Stordalen Foundation with her then-husband, Petter A. Stordalen, and subsequently launched the EAT […]

Dr. Fabrice DeClerck

Chief Science Officer

Dr. Fabrice DeClerck is the Chief Science Officer at EAT. In this role, Dr. DeClerck leads the development of EAT’s research and synthesis science. He holds a joint position with the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT of the CGIAR where he is a senior scientist. Fabrice is a member of the Earth Commission. He works […]

Iain Shepherd

Chief Communications Officer

Iain Shepherd is the Chief Communications Officer at EAT. In this role, Iain manages the development and implementation of a communications strategy that aligns with the organization’s mission, vision, and values. Iain is responsible for press outreach and crafting key messages for the organization, overseeing high-profile and sensitive subjects, guiding content creation for social media, […]

Bjørn Terje Bjerkan

Chief Financial Officer

Bjørn Terje Bjerkan has the role of Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Bjørn Terje has the overall financial responsibility of EAT including accounting, forecast/budgets, cash flow management, investment analysis and business cases, financing, reporting and day to day operations such as resource planning, invoices, bank etc. Bjørn Terjes professional background is very broad ranging […]

Isabel Gracián

Chief Development Officer

Isabel Gracián is the Chief Development Officer at EAT and a member of EAT’s senior leadership team, where she leads partner relations, fundraising, and strategic initiatives. Based in Stockholm, Isabel also supports the planning and execution of the EAT Stockholm Food Forum, EAT’s flagship event, bringing global leaders together to advance sustainable food systems by […]

Jacob Leslie

Senior Graphic Designer

Jacob is our Senior Graphic Designer, and is part of the Communications Team at EAT. In this role, Jacob is responsible for EAT’s brand identity, and leads our efforts in creative visual communication by providing guidance and solutions that bring our brand to life. Jacob develops creative content for all of EATs platforms, programs and events. […]

Francesco Scaglia

Senior Officer and Culinary Project Lead

Francesco Scaglia is a Senior Officer and leads EAT’s culinary work. In this role Francesco supports EAT’s efforts on the EAT-Lancet 2.0, specifically focusing on the translation of the Planetary Health Diet in the world of hospitality, working with chefs and companies to bring the EAT-Lancet recommendations into restaurants, canteens and catering for a tasty, […]

Claire Bouillon

Senior Communications Officer

Claire is a Senior Communications Officer at EAT, where she supports the development of science-based communications campaigns, strategic content creation, and high impact media engagements. She serves as the lead for the communications strategy of the 2025 EAT Stockholm Food Forum, positioning global food systems transformation at the forefront of international dialogue. Claire joined EAT […]

Marius Sandvoll Weschke

Implementation Officer

Marius Sandvoll Weschke is a Senior Implementation Officer at EAT. In this role, Marius leads and support projects, events and EAT’s action agenda around the world. Marius first started at EAT in 2017 and has held several positions – a Policy Officer and an Engagement Officer. He has worked closely with the EAT Stockholm Food […]

Sebastian Nagenborg

Program Manager, EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0

Sebastian is the Program Manager for the EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0 at EAT. In this role, he is mainly responsible for planning and coordination of the Commission Secretariat, resource management, monitoring, and running daily operations. Sebastian also supports EAT’s efforts in building strategic relationships with foundations, companies, governments and other key partners, and participates in the […]

Harriet Watts

Senior Communications Officer

Harriet Watts is a Senior Communications Officer at EAT, where she helps turn complex science into compelling stories that connect with people and spark action. She works across campaigns, content, and partnerships, with a particular focus on the landmark EAT-Lancet Commission, helping shape the global conversation on healthy, sustainable and just food.

Elias Miriti Mukiira

Senior Grants Manager

Elias Miriti Mukiira’s responsibilities include involvement in fundraising and grant management processes in general, liaising with EAT funders, facilitating grant-related contracting processes, and giving technical advice to project teams on funder requirements. Elias has a background from the NGO sector. Prior to joining EAT in May 2023, he worked as an Advisor for Donor Relations […]

Ellen Cecilie Wright

Senior Science Officer

Ellen Cecilie Wright is Senior Science Officer. In this role, Ellen is part of the EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0 and other science projects at EAT. Ellen’s professional background is in nutrition and food systems. Prior to joining EAT in 2023 she has more than 10 years’ work experience from UN agencies and international organizations, including the […]

Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen

Co-founder & Executive Chair

Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen is the co-founder and executive chair of EAT. Recognized as a leading voice in her field, she has played a pivotal role in bringing together diverse stakeholders to address these interconnected global challenges. In 2011, Gunhild co-founded the Stordalen Foundation with her then-husband, Petter A. Stordalen, and subsequently launched the EAT […]

Christian Thommessen

Vice Chair of the EAT Board of Trustees, impact investor, social entrepreneur, board professional

Starting his career with McKinsey & company’s Nordics Offices in Copenhagen and Oslo, Thommessen later spent 15 years as a senior executive of multinational companies. His assignments included General Manager Norsk Hydro Notodden, Deputy CEO IBM Nordics, President & CEO of IBM Norway, General Manager Internet Services IBM Europe, Middle East & Africa out of […]

Professor Dr. Johan Rockström

Director

Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam. He is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues and led the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of rapid global change. Professor Rockström […]

Dr. Lee Howell

Executive Director

W. Lee Howell is the Executive Director of the Villars Institute, where he is empowering young people to address global challenges and enact change in their local communities. Prior to his role at the Villars Institute, Lee spent more than a decade producing the World Economic Forum’s influential Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and was a Member of […]

Dr. Line J. Gordon PhD

Director

Dr. Line Gordon is the director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre. She is an internationally recognised scientist in sustainability of water, food, and the biosphere. She conducts innovative research that combines work with small scale farmers in Africa, global models of land-use and rainfall interactions, and culinary innovators. She has previously served as deputy director, […]

Emilie Anker Stordalen

Part Owner

Emilie Anker Stordalen is one of the owners of Strawberry Group and Nordic Choice Hotels. She has a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration from Cornell University, as well as a Master of Science in Strategic Marketing from Imperial College London. Over the past years, Emilie has worked as a consultant for Deloitte and as […]

Ruchir Agarwal

President

Ruchir Agarwal is Co-Founder and President of the Global Talent Fund, Director of the Raj Center at SIPA, Columbia University, and M-RCBG Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Previously, he spent over a decade at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), working across emerging markets, advanced economies, and global issues. He created and implemented the […]

Martin D. Madaus PhD

Director

Dr. Martin D. Madaus is a German-American living in Hyannis, MA. USA. He is married to his wife Susan, and they have 3 adult children, Roman, Marcus and Alec. Martin grew up in Hamburg, Germany and turned his love for animals into his profession, studied and practiced veterinary medicine in Germany. He switched professions and […]

Professor Dr. Johan Rockström

Director

Chairman of the EAT Advisory Board Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam. He is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues and led the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era […]

Mayor Josefina “Joy” G. Belmonte 

Quezon City Mayor

Mayor Joy Belmonte is the first elected woman Mayor of Quezon City, the largest city in Metro Manila, and a recognized leader in advancing climate action, environmental protection, and urban resilience.  Under her leadership, Quezon City has become a model of sustainability and disaster preparedness. She spearheaded iRISE-UP, a cutting-edge multi-hazard monitoring and early warning […]

Khuloud Hasan Al Nuwais

Chief Sustainability Officer

In Feb 2024, Khuloud received Arab Women of the year for social development Award from London Arabia Organization. In 2023 she was selected as one of the 17 women faces that were profiled during COP28 for tackling one of the 17 sustainable development goals which address Hunger and reducing food waste. Named among the ‘Top […]

H.E. Jeppe Bruus

Minister for Green Transition

His Excellency Jeppe Bruus has a background in communications and politics and has previously served as Minister for Taxation, as well as holding various political and parliamentary positions. He holds a master’s degree in social science from the University of Copenhagen.  As Minister for Green Transition, Jeppe Bruus is responsible for implementing the Agreement on […]

General Eirik Kristoffersen

Chief of Defence

General Eirik Kristoffersen began his tenure as Chief of Defence on August 17, 2020.  As Chief of Defence, general Kristoffersen holds full command over the Norwegian Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Norwegian Government. General Kristoffersen joined the Norwegian Army in 1988 as a Non-Commissioned Officer candidate. Following a year of […]

Sophie Healy-Thow

Founder

Sophie is the founder of Act4Food, a global youth-led movement dedicated to transforming food systems. Act4Food has been featured in Forbes and is being implemented worldwide. She was awarded the Global Citizen Prize in New York in 2024 for her contributions to food systems transformation.  She serves on the Board of the Emergency Nutrition Network and previously […]

Kaitlin Yarnall

Chief Storytelling Officer

As Chief Storytelling Officer at the National Geographic Society, Kaitlin Yarnall is responsible for expanding the organization’s impact through all forms of storytelling. Yarnall oversees a team that creates data visualization, identifies key partnership, grant making, and fellowship opportunities, and preserves materials that document the Society’s 130+ year history. Yarnall began her career at the […]

Bruce Friedrich

Founder & President

Bruce Friedrich is Founder & President of the Good Food Institute, a global network of nonprofit science-focused think tanks with affiliates in the U.S., India, Israel, Brazil, APAC (Singapore, Korea, & Japan), and Europe. GFI works on alternative protein policy, science, and corporate engagement, to accelerate the science of cost- and taste-competitive plant-based and cultivated […]

Professor Beatrice Crona

Professor & Science Director

Beatrice Crona is a Professor and Science Director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, specializing in environmental sustainability of companies and investments. She contributed to the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems, and more recently co-chaired the Blue Food Assessment; a follow-up to the EAT Lancet commission focusing on the opportunities, trade-offs and solutions of aquatic foods […]

Helena Leurent

Director General

Helena Leurent is Director General of Consumers International, the membership organisation for 200+ consumer advocacy groups around the world in more than 100 countries. Consumers International works with members and partners to empower consumers, to ensure consumers are treated safely, fairly and honestly worldwide, and to drive change in the marketplace on global consumer issues […]

David Hertz

Founder

David Hertz is a social entrepreneur and global influencer known for using gastronomy as a tool to transform people. He creates sustainable solutions that offer opportunities for those who live in vulnerable communities. His initiatives promotes sustainable and purposeful food systems. He is the founder of Gastromotiva, a Brazilian non-profit. His work impact communities around the […]

Pranav Yadav

Founder & CEO

Pranav Yadav is a global thought leader and innovator committed to improving our understanding of the subconscious and its role in driving the human condition. Pranav helps governments, non-for-profits and businesses decode the drivers of motivation, create behaviour change, connect with consumers, inform strategy, build brands, and develop new products.  He is also an active […]

Feike Sijbesma

Supervisory Board Chairman

Feike Sijbesma is currently Supervisory Board Chairman of Royal Philips. Feike Sijbesma is also co-chair, together with Ban Ki-Moon, of the Global Center on Adaptation. He is Climate Leader of the World Bank, focusing on carbon pricing. He is heading the CEO Climate Leaders group and also member of the IMF Advisory Board and advisor […]

Dr. Ismahane Elouafi

Executive Managing Director

Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, is joining the EAT Advisory Board to bring her scientific expertise and leadership to the global effort to transform food systems. A trained geneticist, she has dedicated her career to advancing agricultural research, from improving wheat genetics to promoting underutilized crops for greater food security. Through leadership roles at […]

David Obura

Founding Director

David Obura is a Founding Director of CORDIO East Africa, a knowledge organization supporting sustainability of coral reef and marine systems in the Western Indian Ocean. CORDIO takes research to management and policy, builds capacity, and works with stakeholders, managers and policy makers. David’s primary research is on coral reef resilience, in particular to climate change, […]

Leslie Johnston

Founding CEO

As its founding CEO, Leslie Johnston leads the development and execution of Laudes Foundation’s strategy to deliver on its mission to accelerate the transition to a green, fair and inclusive economy. Leslie currently serves on the boards of Impact Europe (formerly the European Venture Philanthropy Association) as Chair, Fashion for Good BV, Built by Nature […]

H.E. Afshan Khan

UN Assistant Secretary-General & Coordinator SUN Movement

UN Assistant Secretary-General & Coordinator SUN Movement With over 30 years in international service, Afshan has held senior roles at UNICEF, including Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, and Director of Emergency Operations, with country assignments in South Africa, Colombia, DRC, Jamaica, Kenya, and Mozambique. She also served with the Executive Office of the […]

Gopal D. Patel

Co-founder & Director

Born and raised in England, after graduating university, Gopal D. Patel studied at Hindu ashrams in India and England for two years, exploring the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and applying them to contemporary concerns. Two decades later and he’s still asking himself the same question: How are the wisdom, values, and knowledge of faith […]

Maximo Torero

Chief Economist

Maximo Torero is the chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy. Before joining FAO in 2019, he served at the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C. as the executive director for Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Between 2006 – 2016, he led the Markets, Trade […]

Diane Holdorf

Executive Vice President

Ms Diane B. Holdorf is Executive Vice President (EVP) and a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), based in Geneva, Switzerland. Diane joined WBCSD in December 2018 as Managing Director of Food and Nature where she led business efforts to accelerate the system transformation in […]

Dr. Lawrence Haddad

Executive Director

Dr. Lawrence Haddad has been GAIN’s Executive Director since 2016. In 2020 he was asked by the UN Deputy Secretary General to Chair Action Track 1 of the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit : Ensuring Access to Safe and Nutritious Food for All.  Lawrence is the co-founder of the Standing Together for Nutrition, a response to […]

Michiel Bakker

President

Michiel Bakker is the sixth president of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), bringing more than three decades of global leadership and expertise in the food, hospitality, and services industry to the role. His career is marked by a commitment to hospitality, food and beverage, innovation, sustainability, and food systems leadership. Bakker’s transformative impact at […]

Khalid Bomba

Founding Chief Executive Officer

Khalid Bomba is the Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), an independent government agency modeled after the Nodal Agencies which were integral during the take-off phase of many Asian countries during the second half of the 20th century. The ATA is tasked with catalyzing the transformation of Ethiopia’s agriculture sector […]

Wai-Chan Chan

Managing Director

Wai-Chan Chan is the Managing Director of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and brings to the role more than 25 years of retail and FMCG experience globally, with a particular focus on Asia and Greater China. Prior to joining the CGF, he was a senior partner at various consulting firms including McKinsey & Company and OC&C Strategy Consultants, where […]

May Chow

Executive Chef and Founder

May Chow is firmly established as one of Asia’s most dynamic and respected culinary figures, with a loyal following of diners globally, and a passion for both preserving and forging the future of Chinese food traditions. Since launching Little Bao in 2013 and Happy Paradise in 2017 in Hong Kong, Chow has been named Asia’s […]

Dr. Kirsten Dunlop

Chief Executive Officer

Kirsten’s career spans academia, consulting, banking, insurance, strategy, design, innovation and leadership, across three continents. She joined Climate-KIC in February 2017 from an Australian financial services conglomerate, Suncorp. She is committed to shaping and placing innovation to catalyse profound systemic change. Her vision for Climate-KIC is to co-create a multi-sided marketplace for transformation and the […]

Dr. Richard Horton OBE

Editor in Chief

Richard Horton is Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet.  He qualified in physiology and medicine with honours from the University of Birmingham in 1986. He joined The Lancet in 1990, moving to New York as North American Editor in 1993. In 2016, he chaired the Expert Group for the High Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic […]

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

Environmental activist

Environmental activist and member of Chad’s pastoralist Mbororo community, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim began advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental protection at age 16, founding the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) to introduce new income revenue activities for women and collaborative tools such as 3D participatory mapping to build sustainable ecosystems management […]

Ajay Vir Jakhar

Chairman

Ajay Vir Jakhar is a farmer based in Village Maujgarh in Punjab, India. He is Chairman of Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum India) formed in 1955. A non-political association of farmers’ advocating the crucial need to focus on farmer prosperity. Working with a diverse set of stakeholders and policymakers to develop an understanding of the […]

Dr. Agnes Kalibata

Immediate President

Dr. Agnes Kalibata served, from 2014 to 2025, as President of AGRA, an African-led and Africa-based institution that puts smallholder farmers at the centre of the continent’s growing economy. Together with public and private sector partners, AGRA is working to sustainably grow Africa’s food systems. AGRA is reaching 28 million farmers across 12 countries to […]

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez

CEO and Chairperson

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez was selected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility in June 2020. Rodriguez, a Costa Rican national, was a pioneer in the development of Payment for Ecosystem Services and strategies for forest restoration, ocean conservation, and decarbonization. During his three terms as Environment and Energy Minister, Costa Rica doubled the […]

Dev Sharma

Chair

Dev Sharma is the Youth MP for West Hampshire & Chair of Bite Back 2030, a youth-led movement campaigning for all young people to be given equal access to a good diet. Dev has delivered a Food Charter to no. 10 Downing Street, met with a number of key influential cabinet ministers and Labour leader […]

Dr. Juergen Voegele

Vice President for Sustainable Development

Dr. Juergen Voegele, a German national, Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank. Previously, he was serving as Director for Agriculture and Environmental Services (AES) in the Bank’s Sustainable Development Network (SDN), a position he had held since 2008. Previously, he was Sector Manager for Agriculture in the Bank’s Europe and Central Asia […]

Jian Yi

Founder

Yi Jian (简艺/簡藝) is an independent filmmaker and food activist. He is a Post-Masters Fellow at the Ash Center of the Harvard Kennedy School (2022-23), and was a Gleitsman Leadership Fellow at the Harvard Center for Public Leadership (2021), a Yale World Fellow (2009), an India-China Fellow (2008), an Asia 21 Young Leader (2010), an […]

Mattias Klum

Artist, NatGeo Explorer, photographer and filmmaker. Professional speaker. Environmentalist.

Photo: Jean Lapin

Anders Göransson

Founder & CEO

Anders Göransson has dedicated the past 17 years to advancing ESG impact initiatives through his family office, with a particular focus on driving systemic change across food, water, and ocean-related sectors. With more than 30 years of experience in finance and investment banking, he has combined financial expertise with a sustainability-driven vision, concentrating on water stewardship, marine […]

Fredrik Lind

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Fredrik Lind is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Ocean Impact, a growth stage investment firm founded on a passion for the oceans and a commitment to making a difference. As an active owner and partner, the team invests in and supports the scaling of tech companies with ocean impact. Previous experience includes 25 years […]

Hyunjoo Lee

CEO

After studying journalism at university, Dr. Hyunjoo Lee embarked on a journey to a rural village in Korea, dedicating herself to an ecological lifestyle centered around natural, pesticide- and fertilizer-free farming methods. Through this endeavor, she cultivated a profound interest in healing through herbs and food and earned later her doctorate in Oriental Medicine Pharmacy. […]

Sam Kass

Partner

Sam Kass is the former Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition in the Obama administration, Executive Director of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign and the Obama family chef. He is a Partner in Acre Venture Partners and Founder of Spring Foods. After cooking for the Obamas in Chicago for two years, Sam joined the White House kitchen […]

Michael Pellman Rowland

Partner / Impact Expert

Michael is a Partner and Impact Expert at Baseline Wealth Management. Central to his work is helping clients maximize the benefits of sustainable investing and multi-generational planning. He is a frequent public speaker (Milken, Nexus, etc) and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Financial Times, and Institutional Investor. He was selected for […]

Manal Alalem

TV Chef

Chef Manal Alalem is an Egyptian professional and TV Chef. Throughout her career, Manal has encouraged women’s involvement in the culinary industry by leading specialized culinary courses for women as well as setting up the Manal Club – a network of 6,000 women from across the Arab world who take part in culinary festivals, shows […]

Dr. Martin W. Bloem

Director

Dr. Bloem holds a medical degree from the University of Utrecht and a Doctorate from the University of Maastricht and joint faculty appointments at Johns Hopkins University and Tufts University. Dr. Bloem has more than two decades of experience in nutrition research and policy. He was the senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of […]

Professor Anthony Costello

Professor of Global Health and Sustainable Development

Anthony Costello is the Chair of the UCL Lancet commission on managing the health effects of climate change. He is also a board member of The Lancet International Advisory Board, a board member of Wellcome Bloomsbury Centre for Tropical Medicine, and mentor at the Academy of Medical Sciences, In September 2015 Prof. Costello joined the World Health […]

Professor Olivier De Schutter

Co-chair

Formerly United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter (LL.M, Harvard University ; Ph.D., University of Louvain (UCL)), was the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from 2008 to 2014. He currently co-chairs IPES-FOOD, and will serve as a member of the Scientific Committee of the Fundamental Rights Agency […]

Dr. Julio Frenk

President

Julio Frenk, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Since January 2009, Julio Frenk has been Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also T. & G. Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development, a joint position with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Dr. Frenk also served as Minister […]

Jonas Gahr Støre

Jonas Gahr Støre earned his degree in political science at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris in France in 1985 after attending the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy. Since 1989, he has held several senior posts in the Norwegian government. Mr. Gahr Støre is currently Leader of the Labour Party and the Labour Party Parliamentary group. […]

Dr. Helen Gichohi

Managing Director

Dr. Helen W. Gichohi is on the Board of Directors at Equity Group Holdings Ltd. Dr. Gichohi was previously employed as President of African Wildlife Foundation, Inc. She has also served on the board at Kenya Wildlife Service. Dr. Gichohi received her undergraduate degree from Kenyatta University, a graduate degree from the University of Nairobi, […]

Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was the first female president of Mauritius, serving from 2015 to 2018. Prior to the presidency, she was the Managing Director of the Centre International de Développement Pharmaceutique (CIDP) Research and Innovation as well as Professor of Organic Chemistry with an endowed chair at the University of Mauritius. Since 2001, she has served […]

Dr. Felicia Marie Knaul

Director

Felicia Marie Knaul is Director of the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas (UMIA) and Professor at the university’s Miller School of Medicine. Before joining the University of Miami faculty in 2015, she was Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative. She is also a […]

Peggy Liu

Chairperson

Peggy Liu is Chair of JUCCCE, a non-profit organization creating a liveable China for the population and planet, and an expert in China’s clean energy landscape. She has a BSc from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Peggy was honored as a Time Magazine Hero of the Environment, a Forbes “Women to Watch in […]

H.E. Professor Nila F. Moeloek

Minister of Health

As part of her role, Professor Moeloek is also the Indonesian Sherpa for the Network of Global Leaders in various events dedicated to the initiatives to improve women’s and children’s heath in developing countries. Professor Moeloek is Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. She actively participates as a speaker, resource or moderator in […]

José Mariá Figueres Olsen

President

After a successful business career, José María Figueres Olsen served as Minister of State and was later elected President of Costa Rica in 1994, at the age of 39. As President he created a comprehensive national development strategy based on the multiple tenets of sustainability: Sound economics, investment in human development, and a strong alliance […]

Erik Rasmussen

Founder and CEO

Monday Morning a leading independent in Scandinavia. Before founding Monday Morning, Rasmussen spent many years as head of various media houses, where he exerted influence on business, politics, and public debate in Denmark and abroad. He has been named one of the world’s 100 most influential journalists by World Economic Forum and has been a […]

Marcus Samuelsson

Chef

Marcus Samuelsson was born into an eclectic culinary existence. Born in Ethiopia, he grew up in Sweden, where he started cooking from the country’s abundant local pantry at a young age alongside his grandmother, a professional chef. After graduating from the Culinary Institute in Gothenburg, Samuelsson apprenticed in Switzerland, Austria, and France before coming to […]

Odd Arvid Strømstad

Commercial Director

Odd Arvid started his career at the Norwegian national broadcaster NRK and has since built an international reputation for large production events. He is now Commercial Director of Live Nation Norway (the biggest Concert and Entertainment producer in the world). He has received three Amanda Awards and three Norwegian Emmys (“Gullrute”). Strømstad has more than […]

Professor Camilla Stoltenberg

Director

For her doctoral thesis, Stoltenberg studied infant death, social inequality and consanguineous marriage in immigrant groups. She was a visiting scholar at Columbia University before being employed at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in 2001. Since 2002, Stoltenberg has held various posts at the institute; Director of the Epidemiology division, Assistant Director-General and now […]

Maria T. Zuber

Vice President for Research

Maria Zuber is the E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and Vice President for Research at MIT, where she is responsible for research administration and policy. She oversees MIT Lincoln Laboratory and more than a dozen interdisciplinary research laboratories and centers, including the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, […]

H.E Mariam Bint Mohammed Almheiri

Minister of Climate Change and Environment

Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri was appointed as Minister of State for Food Security following the Cabinet reshuffle of October 2017. Her responsibilities include overseeing the development of the necessary infrastructure that would ensure the country’s food security objectives, in line with UAE Centennial 2071 Plan. In addition, H.E. represents the UAE […]

Tariq Al-Olaimy

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Tariq Al-Olaimy is co-founder and managing director of 3BL Associates, a people + planet strategy consultancy and Think-do-Tank, that was established to accelerate global sustainable and regenerative development through collaboration. Through 3BL Associates, Tariq has co-founded various initiatives, including Diversity on Board, a platform that brings greater parity of gender and youth to advisory board […]

Jamie Arbib

Founder/Co-Founder

Jamie has a History degree from Trinity College, Cambridge and a Masters in Sustainability Leadership, also from Cambridge. He is a qualified chartered accountant and has worked as an investment analyst. Jamie is Chairman of a family office based in London, that has a long-term investment perspective and he also specializes in technology venture capital, […]

Peter Bakker

President

Peter Bakker is a distinguished business leader who until June 2011 was the CEO of TNT NV, the Netherlands-based holding company of TNT Express and Royal TNT Post, formerly TGP Post. Bakker lead TNT into the vanguard of Corporate Responsibility when he established a ground-breaking partnership with the UN World Food Programme to set ambitious CO2 […]

Khalid Bomba

Founding Chief Executive Officer

Khalid Bomba is the Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), an independent government agency modeled after the Nodal Agencies which were integral during the take-off phase of many Asian countries during the second half of the 20th century. The ATA is tasked with catalyzing the transformation of Ethiopia’s agriculture sector […]

Maycon Cesar

Graduating Senior

Maycon is an Engineering Psychology major at Tufts University. He is passionate about civic engagement and has worked with Enroot Education to provide language support for immigrant communities in the greater Boston area. As a social entrepreneur, he runs the Brazil4Education project that provides Brazilian public schools with VR educational simulators that replace expensive technical […]

Dhanush Dinesh

Founder

Dhanush is the Founder of Clim-Eat, a think and do tank to accelerate climate action in food systems. Prior to founding Clim-Eat, Dhanush led the cross-cutting Learning Platform on Partnerships and Capacity for Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).  His previous work experience includes roles within […]

Dr. Alessandro Demaio

Medical Doctor, Author and TV Host

Dr. Alessandro Demaio is a medical doctor, TV host, and expert on issues of noncommunicable diseases, public health, nutrition and health policy. Sandro served as the CEO of EAT from 2018-2019, during which he led the organization through the global launches of the EAT-Lancet Commission report launches and two EAT Stockholm Food Forums. Before starting at EAT […]

Greg Drescher

Vice President

Greg Drescher oversees CIA leadership programs for the foodservice industry, digital media, and strategic partnerships. He is the creator of the college’s influential Worlds of Flavor International Conference & Festival, the annual Worlds of Healthy Flavors and Menus of Change leadership conferences, presented in partnership with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of […]

Dr. Shenggen Fan PhD

Lead Chair Professor

Shenggen Fan is the Lead Chair Professor of the China Agricultural University. He is known for his work on transition economies and rural development in China. His research has focused on analysis of the role of public and private investments in agriculture and public infrastructure in the fight against chronic poverty and hunger. He is a member of […]

Professor Carl Folke

Science Director

Director of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Professor Carl Folke is Science Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Director of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, one of the collaborating partners of the Stockholm Resilience Centre. He took […]

Jim Hagemann Snabe

Chairman

Jim Hagemann Snabe is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG (D) and Member of the Board of C3.AI (USA). He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and is Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). He is former co-CEO of SAP AG, former Vice […]

Craig Hanson

Global Director of Food, Forests and Water

Craig Hansen directs program strategy and projects, and ensures a focus on results, financial development, and strong staff capacity. Craig has co-developed a number of leading initiatives, including Global Forest Watch, the Global Restoration Initiative, the Forest Legality Alliance, the Food Loss and Waste Protocol, Champions 12.3, and the Better Buying Lab. He is co-author […]

Mary-Pat Hector

Graduate student

Mary-Pat Hector, born in Atlanta, is a graduate of Spelman College and a current graduate student at Georgia State University. At 22-years-old Mary-Pat Hector knows how to change the world. She began community organizing at the age of 12-years-old. By the age of 19, she became the youngest woman and person of color to run for […]

Naoko Ishii

Director

Dr. Naoko Ishii has joined University of Tokyo on August 1st 2020 as professor, executive vice president, and inaugurating Director for Center for Global Commons, whose mission is to catalyze systems change so that human can achieve sustainable development within planetary boundaries. The Center aims at playing a much more active role in mobilizing movements […]

Nina Jensen

CEO

Nina Jensen is the CEO of REV Ocean, currently building the world’s largest research and expedition vessel “REV” aiming to improve understanding and search for more sustainable and environmentally responsible solutions for the world’s oceans. She started this position in 2018 after 15 years in WWF-Norway, CEO since 2012. Nina has a burning commitment and […]

Professor Tim Lang

Professor of Food Policy

Tim Lang has been Professor of Food Policy at City University’s Centre for Food Policy since 2002. He was a hill farmer in the 1970s and for the last 38 years has engaged in public and academic research and debate about food policy. He’s been an advisor to many bodies, from the European Commissioner for […]

George Monbiot

Author, Guardian columnist and environmental activist

George Monbiot is an author, Guardian columnist and environmental activist. His best-selling books include Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life, Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning, and Out of the Wreckage: a New Politics for an Age of Crisis. George cowrote the concept album Breaking the Spell of Loneliness with musician Ewan McLennan, and has made a […]

Dariush Mozaffarian

Special Advisor

Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Special Advisor to the Provost, Dean for Policy, and Jean Mayer Professor at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy; and Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine. Dr. Mozaffarian has stepped away from his role as Dean for the 2022-23 academic year, returning on July 1, […]

Dr. David Nabarro

Curator

Dr. Nabarro has over 40 years of experience in international public health as a community-based practitioner, educator, public servant, director and diplomat. In the past 12 years, successive Secretaries-General of the United Nations have entrusted David to lead collective action on some of the most pressing and complex challenges – responding to avian and pandemic […]

Giuseppe Sala

Mayor of Milan, Chair of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact

Giuseppe Sala was born in Milan in 1958. He has held various positions of responsibility in both the private and public sector, gaining important professional managerial experience through leading roles in major companies, such as Pirelli and Telecom Italia. In 2009-10 he served as City Manager of the Municipality of Milan. He was then appointed CEO of […]

Shakuntala Thilsted

Commission Co-Chair

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is a specialist in nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems. She is the Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, which is a global CGIAR research centre in Malaysia. Thilsted previously worked in Bangladesh and Cambodia where she examined the nutritional composition of small native fish species. She later worked […]

Professor Walter Willett

Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition

Walter Willett is Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Willett grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, studied food science at Michigan State University, and graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School before obtaining a doctorate in public health from Harvard […]