Elise Golan
Elise H. Golan is the Director for Sustainable Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this role, she provides leadership in planning, coordinating, and analyzing the Department’s policies and programs related to sustainable agricultural development. Prior to taking this position, Dr. Golan served as the Associate Director of the Food Economics Division at the […]
Itamar Glazer
Prof. Itamar Glazer is the Scientific Director of the Volcani Institute, Israel’s leading agricultural R&D innovation center. He is an affiliated Professor at the Hebrew University in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. From 2000-2006, Prof. Glazer was the Director of “Kidum”, the Technology Transfer Office of Volcani, and from 2007-2014 he was the […]
Suliman Baldo
Suliman Baldo’s areas of interest and expertise include humanitarian concerns, economic development, conflict resolution, and justice and human rights in Africa. Serving currently as Senior Policy Advisor for the Enough Project on these areas, Baldo recently directed Sudan Democracy First Group, a Sudan-focused think tank aiming to help bring about faster democratization and peace to […]
Evan Franca
Evan is a restaurateur, advisor, and investor in food and beverage concepts with a focus on health and sustainability. He is currently working with FoodFutureCo to help mission based companies scale and is especially excited about reducing food waste and improving peoples’ access to better foods.
John Fisk
John Fisk, Ph.D. is the Director of the Wallace Center at Winrock International. He has over 25 years of experience in sustainable food and agricultural systems development, with training and application in research, program design, project management, philanthropy, and evaluation. Under John’s leadership, the Wallace Center has emerged as an innovative and national force in sustainable […]
Gigi Lee Chang
Gigi Lee Chang is passionate about food and children. She is an advisor on food, health, wellness, and sustainability to early stage companies and non-profits. Gigi is the Founder of Plum Organics, and was most recently the CEO of the children’s national non-profit, Healthy Child Healthy World. Prior to founding Plum Organics, Gigi was the Director […]
Amb. Dwight Bush Sr.
Ambassador (ret) Dwight L Bush is a highly accomplished executive with 40 years of experience in banking & finance, corporate management, diplomacy and corporate and not for profit governance. Ambassador Bush is Chief Executive Officer of DL Bush & Associates, a Washington DC based strategy and business advisory firm. Ambassador Bush is currently advising several […]
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud
Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud is the Secretary General and member of the Board of Trustees at Alwaleed Philanthropies. She is the daughter of Prince Majed bin Saud, the son of King Saud bin Abdulaziz AlSaud. For over 38 years, Alwaleed Philanthropies has supported and initiated projects in over 164 countries […]
Juan Manuel Barrientos
Juan Manuel Barrientos is a Colombian chef, businessman, and advocate for peace, and has been named one of the 50 best chefs of Latin America. He is the founder of El Cielo Restaurant, and was awarded the Revelation Chef Award by Madrid Fusion. His company has been praised and studied by some of the best […]
Bryan Bender
Bryan Bender is the defense editor for POLITICO Pro. He was previously a D.C.-based reporter for the Boston Globe and Jane’s Defence Weekly, where he covered U.S. military operations in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the Balkans. He also writes about terrorism, the international arms trade, and government secrecy. He is author You […]
Susan B. Glasser
Susan Glasser is POLITICO’s chief international affairs columnist and host of its new weekly podcast, The Global Politico. Glasser, who served as founding editor of the award-winning POLITICO Magazine and went on to become editor of POLITICO throughout the 2016 election cycle, has reported everywhere from the halls of Congress to the battle of Tora […]