Jocelyn AndersonFarmer and Vice President, GSA Farms and Glenn County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farmer and Vice President, GSA Farms and Glenn County Farm Bureau Board of Directors A 4th generation farmer from Northern California, Anderson’s family farm operates a walnut huller and grows almonds and walnuts. She currently serves on the Glenn County Farm Bureau Board of Directors as Vice President and as a... [ View ] |
Dr. Maria Andrade2016 World Food Prize Laureate, Principal Scientist, International Potato Center (CIP)
Maria Andrade is a Principal Scientist at the International Potato Center (CIP) leading the modernization of sweetpotato breeding in Africa. In 1984, she initiated the root and tuber crops program in the islands of Cape Verde. She has also spent the last 26 years working in Mozambique. During the first... [ View ] |
David Beckmann2010 World Food Prize Laureate and Coordinator, Circle of Protection
David Beckmann, along with Jo Luck, was the 2010 World Food Prize Laureate. He reshaped international development programs to better reflect the needs of the world’s poor as a World Bank economist. As president of the organization Bread for the World Institute from 1991-2020, he spearheaded large-scale and successful campaigns to strengthen U.S.... [ View ] |
Maria Rose BeldingBoard Chairperson and Co-Founder, MEANS Database
Maria Rose Belding is the co-founder and executive director of the MEANS Database, a nonprofit tech company that has rerouted more than 2.2 million pounds of food to communities in need across the United States. A frequent speaker on food insecurity, poverty and responsible entrepreneurship, Maria Rose has delivered addresses... [ View ] |
Catherine Bertini2003 World Food Prize Laureate
Catherine Bertini assumed leadership of the Crop Trust Executive Board in January 2022. Bertini was awarded the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate for her transformational leadership at the World Food Program, which she led for 10 years. She is a noted advocate for women and girls and was appointed to senior... [ View ] |
Julie BorlaugWorld Food Prize Foundation Council of Advisors and President, Borlaug Consulting
For 21 years, Julie Borlaug has successfully worked in international agricultural development, agricultural communications, and external and corporate relations. As the granddaughter of Dr. Norman Borlaug, she works to champion his legacy and lend a voice to his desire to see more successful collaborative partnerships across sectors and scientific disciplines... [ View ] |
Ambassador Terry BranstadPresident, World Food Prize Foundation
Former U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad assumed leadership of the World Food Prize Foundation in January 2023, bringing to the organization a legacy of public service, executive leadership and coalition-building on an international scale. He has had an important connection to food and agriculture throughout his career, including leading... [ View ] |
Jocelyn Brown HallDirector, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Liaison Office for North America
Jocelyn Brown Hall is the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office for North America based in Washington, D.C. Prior to this role she served as the Deputy Regional Representative for the FAO Regional Office for Africa, where she oversaw 47 FAO country... [ View ] |
Ambassador Lisa CartyRepresentative of the United States of America to UN ECOSOC
Lisa Carty was nominated by President Biden on July 13, 2021, to serve as the Representative of the United States of America to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and Alternate Representative of the United States to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations.... [ View ] |
Hon. Karen ChandlerDirector, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Karen R. Chandler is the Director of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM), a position she has held since September 2021. She is responsible for programs that address the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnances and strengthen U.S. national security by preventing... [ View ] |
Jennifer CrallGlobal Head Partnerships - Growers Engagement & AgriChain Activation, Bayer Crop Science
Jennifer Crall is the Global Head of Partnerships - Growers Engagement & AgriChain Activation at Bayer Crop Science. She and her team are responsible for deepening Bayer’s work with global growers’ networks, youth and women, and partnerships with the grain trader and animal feed value chain. Before coming to Bayer,... [ View ] |
Dr. Sarah Davidson EvanegaVice President of External Relations, Okanagan Specialty Fruits
Sarah is vice president of external relations at Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the company that developed the Arctic® Apple. Prior, she served as the director for stakeholder communication at Pairwise—which brought the first food developed with CRISPR to the US market. Sarah worked in the public sector in various roles at... [ View ] |
Hon. Joni ErnstU.S. Senator and Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Senator Joni Ernst, a native of Red Oak, Iowa, has dedicated her life to her state and country, having served in the military for over 23 years and now representing Iowans in the United States Senate. Joni is working to grow a strong economy; stand up for Iowa farmers, families,... [ View ] |
Dina EspositoAssistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security, USAID
Dina Esposito is Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security. In this capacity she also serves as the Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future, the U.S. government's food security initiative. In response to the global food security crisis exacerbated by Putin’s war... [ View ] |
Hon. Jose W. FernandezUnder Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
Jose W. Fernandez was confirmed by the Senate as Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment on August 6, 2021. He leads the State Department’s bureaus and offices that stand at the center of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts on climate change, clean energy, health, supply chain security and... [ View ] |
Dr. Cary FowlerSpecial Envoy For Global Food Security Office Of Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Cary Fowler is perhaps best known as the “father” of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon described as an “inspirational symbol of peace and food security for the entire humanity.” This facility provides ultimate security for more than 1 million unique crop varieties, the... [ View ] |
Sarah GoringCountry Director, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Vietnam
Sarah has over ten years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector, including five years of experience in supporting, managing and implementing Humanitarian Mine Action programmes. After qualifying as a solicitor in the UK, Sarah started her development career working to protect people from human trafficking in the Philippines.... [ View ] |
Dr. Bram GovaertsDirector General, CIMMYT
Bram Govaerts is CIMMYT’s Director General. He is an international authority in maize, wheat and associated cropping systems who works for a successful transition to sustainable intensification of small-scale farming in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Dr. Govaerts advises public, private and social organizations worldwide and is an active member... [ View ] |
Violet GrgichPresident, Grgich Hills Estate Winery
Violet Grgich is the current president of Grgich Hills Estate Winery and the daughter of world-renowned winemaker Miljenko “Mike” Grgich and noted philanthropist Tatiana Grgich. As a first generation American and daughter of Croatian immigrants, Violet leads with certain principles: diversity, inclusivity, kinship and with service and support of Grgich... [ View ] |
Jonathan GranoffPresident, Global Security Institute
Jonathan Granoff, President Global Security Institute an attorney, author,international advocate emphasizing the legal and ethical dimensions of human development and security and advancing the rule of law to address international security and the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction. He is a recipient of the Rutgers University School of... [ View ] |
Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted2021 World Food Prize Laureate and Research Program Leader for Value Chains and Nutrition, WorldFish
Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, native of Trinidad and Tobago and a citizen of Denmark, received the 2021 World Food Prize for her groundbreaking research, critical insights and landmark innovations in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems. By bringing together interdisciplinary and international collaborators, she drove transformations in... [ View ] |
Mashal HusainChief Operating Officer, World Food Prize Foundation
Mashal Husain serves as Chief Operating Officer for the World Food Prize Foundation. In September 2008, Mashal Husain joined the staff at the World Food Prize Foundation as Director of Development and Finance. In 2014, she was named Vice President. In 2022, she was promoted to Senior Vice President and... [ View ] |
Heidi Kühn2023 World Food Prize Laureate, Founder, Roots of Peace
After winning her own fight against cancer, Kühn was inspired to found the nonprofit organization Roots of Peace to battle an insidious “cancer of the earth” — by replacing the remnants of war with bountiful farmland. Since 1997, the work of Roots of Peace has impacted over one million farmers... [ View ] |
Hon. Jennifer Lester MoffittUnder Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, United States Department of Agriculture
Jennifer Lester Moffitt is the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the United States Department of Agriculture, the first woman to serve in this position. At USDA, she provides leadership for the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, working to build a more reliable,... [ View ] |
Dr. Jan Low2016 World Food Prize Laureate, Principal Scientist, International Potato Center (CIP)
Jan Low, 2016 World Food Prize Laureate, has focused her career on integrating nutritional concerns into agricultural programs. Currently a principal scientist based at the International Potato Center’s regional office in Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Low has spearheaded research to build the evidence base demonstrating the nutritional impact of utilizing pro-vitamin... [ View ] |
Chaunté LoweOlympian, Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
Chaunte Lowe was appointed as a member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition on March 24, 2023, for a 2-year term. Ms. Lowe is an Olympic high jumper who competed in 4 Olympic Games, making her fourth team as a mother of 3. The 12-time U.S. National Champion... [ View ] |
Dr. Elsa MuranoDirector of the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University
A graduate of Florida International University in Biological Sciences, Dr. Murano received an M.S. in Anaerobic Microbiology and a Ph.D. in Food Science & Technology from Virginia Tech. She began her career as an Assistant Professor in food microbiology at Iowa State University in 1990, where she conducted research in... [ View ] |
Ndidi Okonkwo NwuneliFounder and Executive Chair, African Food Changemakers
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is an expert on food ecosystems, entrepreneurship, social innovation and philanthropy. She has over 25 years of international development experience and is the founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers. She is also the co-founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd. and AACE Foods Processing... [ View ] |
Paul SchicklerChair, Council of Advisors, World Food Prize Foundation
Paul E. Schickler is the current Chairman of the World Food Prize Foundation's Council of Advisors. From 2007 to 2017, Mr. Schickler was president of DuPont Pioneer. In this role, he continued to expand Pioneer's global business with a focus on innovation that improved local productivity and profitability of farmers... [ View ] |
Hon. Debbie StabenowU.S. Senator and Chairwoman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
“Made in Michigan” through and through, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow continues to lead on public policy and improve the lives of the people of Michigan and Americans across our country. Her leadership is characterized by an unrivaled work ethic, the ability to build bipartisan coalitions to get things done, and... [ View ] |
Tambra Raye StevensonFounder and CEO of WANDA and NativSol Kitchen
Tambra Raye Stevenson is a visionary leader in nutrition advocacy, food and health policy, and equity. Hailing from the Heartland as a fifth-generation Oklahoman and former Future Farmers of America card-carrying member, Tambra's roots in agriculture and nutrition run deep. As the Founder and CEO of WANDA: Women Advancing Nutrition,... [ View ] |
Hon. Ramin TolouiAssistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ramin Toloui is the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. In this role, Toloui leads the Department’s efforts focused on expanding opportunity for American workers and businesses, deepening cooperation with other countries on shared economic challenges, and leveraging economic tools... [ View ] |
Dr. Hale Ann Tufan2019 Borlaug Field Award Recipient, Assoc. Professor, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell
Hale Ann Tufan leads the Equitable Agricultural Research (EQUAL) Lab at Cornell University which brings together researchers with experience in plant breeding, agricultural economics, GIS, anthropology, gender studies and science and technology studies to contribute to equitable crop improvement theory and practice. She explores how agricultural research processes and outputs... [ View ] |
Laura Turner SeydelDirector, Turner Foundation
Laura Turner Seydel works with organizations that are solving the biggest existential threats facing humanity. Laura serves on the board for the UN Foundation, which works as a strategic partner to help the UN mobilize people and resources for collective action, and on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative... [ View ] |
Elizabeth WhitlowExecutive Director, Regenerative Agriculture Alliance
Elizabeth Whitlow serves as the Executive Director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance, leading a transformative movement to drive long necessary changes to our agricultural system through the Regenerative Organic Certified® standard: an innovative benchmark for food, fiber and wellness ingredients grounded in the pillars of soil health, animal welfare and... [ View ] |
