Bidding farewell to the inaugural director of the Food for Humanity Initiative

F4Hi Director Jessica Fanzo will be leaving F4Hi and Columbia University at the end of this month, having accepted a chaired professorship at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy.

Jess has a long and respected career in food systems, nutrition, and climate change, including several positions at Columbia University over the last two decades, serving as the Director of the Earth Institute's Nutrition Policy at the Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development, the Nutrition Director at the Center for Global Health and Economic Development, as well as holding roles at Columbia's Irving Medical Center and School of International and Public Affairs.

Under her leadership, F4Hi became the Columbia Climate School’s inaugural food program and launched a 5-year strategy. She will continue her relationship with the Initiative as an external collaborator. The F4Hi core group is grateful for Jess’s guidance, tenacity, and collaboration over the past three years and wishes her success in her future endeavors.