New Presidency in the Time of COVID-19: World Food Prize Foundation Response
Posted on
04/07/2020
at 1:23 PM
Turns out that January 6 was an auspicious day to begin a new job. Taking on leadership of the Foundation was going to be challenging regardless, but doing so at the onset of a global pandemic? Unimaginable! Fortunately, the capable staff and prior work of WFPF created a platform that...
2019 Borlaug Dialogue Report
Posted on
02/24/2020
at 2:19 PM
Every year, diverse interests from around the world converge on Des Moines, Iowa in October for the Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium. In 2019, the World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF) welcomed so many to consider broad-ranging topics centered on Pax Agricultura: Peace through Agriculture. While video recordings of the panels and...
Welcome to the Next Era of the World Food Prize Foundation
Posted on
01/14/2020
at 8:53 AM
Thank you for your greetings over the past several weeks. I have enjoyed an incredible first week at the World Food Prize Foundation and am grateful for the welcome received here in Iowa and around the world. I am truly honored to be assuming the role as president, and I...